Pte
Arnold Sanderson

Information about birth

Year of birth:
1892
Place of birth:
Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
core maker

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
19933
Units:
 —  Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
14/10/1917
Place of death:
Reutel, Beselare, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
25

Cemetery

Tyne Cot Cemetery
Plot: XLIX.
Row: H. Coll.
Grave: 1-8

Distinctions and medals 3

Points of interest 2

#1 Place of birth
#2 Place of death (approximate)

My story

Private Arnold Sanderson, a 25-year old previous core maker (railway plant worker) from Darlington, Durham, UK, was part of the 11th Northumberland Fusiliers (68th Brigade, 23th Division). The 11th Northumberland Fusiliers participated in the Battle of Passchendaele 1917. On 12 October they took over the frontline from the 13th Durham Light Infantry near Reutel. The next day ā€˜Aā€™ Company was heavily shelled and on 14 October ā€˜Cā€™ Company shared the same fate. On 17 November 2021 Arnold Sanderson, previously missing and remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, was reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery.

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Ancestry
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/828624/arnold-sanderson/
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The Long, Long Trail
https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
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War Diary 11th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers
https://www.nmarchive.com/
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