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Spr. Herbert Edward Saunders
British Army 225th Field Coy Royal Engineers
from:Birmingham
(d.15th Oct 1917)
Herbert Edward Saunders was the husband of Mary Dinah and father of my Grandfather Kenneth Edward Saunders.
According to the Captains War Diary 13th October 1917, Herbert was at Pompier rest camp wounded - quoting "Much pain all day. At 7.10pm, 15th October 1917 - Pompier Camp was attacked by an aeroplane - 7 bombs dropped. 4 in camp 3 outside. Casualties 4 killed-24 wounded-1 missing. 18th October 1917 day spent repairing air-raid damage. Buried the killed at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetry."