SAUNDERS, KENNETH JOHN
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Private
14634888
03/10/1944
19
The Royal Scots 8th Bn.
II. D. 17.
His duty well done
at rest with the lord
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Son of Charles John and Ada Florence Saunders, of Dagenham, Essex.
Died of wounds at the fieldhospital in teh village of Meerveldhoven. Initially buried there.
Initial gravesite at Meerveldhoven.
From surviving service records, the following outline of Kenneth John Saunders’ life and military service can be reconstructed.
Kenneth John Saunders was born on 1 May 1925 in Stoke Newington, London. Before his enlistment he worked as a cashier. He was unmarried. His physical description records him as being 6 feet ¼ inch tall, with blue-grey eyes and fair hair.
He entered military service on 16 July 1943 and was first posted to the Royal Berkshire Regiment. On 3 November 1943 he was transferred to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. On 1 July 1944 he joined the Royal Scots.
Kenneth John Saunders embarked for North West Europe on 27 June 1944. On 24 September 1944 he was placed on the X List, which strongly suggests that he had been wounded in action. He subsequently died of wounds on 3 October 1944.
