First Name: | Nathaniel | Last Name: | SAUNDERS | |
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Date of Death: | 30/11/1917 | Lived/Born In: | Wanstead | |
Rank: | Gunner | Unit: | Royal Field Artillery 169 Brigade 379 Battery | |
Memorial Site: | 1. Wanstead Mermorial 2. Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France | |||
Current Information:Age-27 Born-Wanstead
The exact circumstances of the death of Nathaniel Saunders on 30th November, 1917, are not known but artillery men faced many dangers and during the course of the war nearly 50,000 of them were killed. Their gun batteries were targeted by the enemy’s guns which accounted for many of their casualties. Others were sent forward to act as ‘spotters’ which meant going forward to the front line and signalling back to the guns necessary changes in target and other vital information. Keeping the batteries supplied with ammunition was a dangerous task as the enemy guns would target the known supply routes, especially at night. Brigade Diaries rarely shine any light on casualties sustained, unless of course they were officers and even then information is sparse. The Battle of Cambrai 169 Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery was attached to 32nd Division until broken up in 1916. It reformed in 1917, when it was made up of 376th, 377th, 378th and 379th Batteries, as an Army Brigade, not attached to any particular division and as such saw action during thed Battle of Cambrai
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