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James Henry Saunders 1895 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1895

Birth Location: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Death Date: 26 Feb 1917

Death Location: In "a Turkish Prison" (- possibly northern Iraq or Anatolia), Turkey

Father: William Saunders

Mother: Sarah Mills

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In 1895, James Henry Saunders entered the world in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, born to William Saunders and Sarah Sophia Mills. James Henry Saunders passed away in 1917 in In "a Turkish Prison" (- possibly northern Iraq or Anatolia), Turkey.

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Biography

  • In 1895, James Henry Saunders entered the world in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, born to William Saunders and Sarah Sophia Mills.
  • James Henry Saunders passed away in 1917 in In "a Turkish Prison" (- possibly northern Iraq or Anatolia), Turkey.

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James Saunders's Ancestors

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James Saunders
1895 – 1917
Birth Place: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Parents
William Saunders
1847 – 1927
"at sea" off Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Sarah (Sophia) Mills
1867 – 1931
Auckland, New Zealand
Grandparents
James Mills
1836 – 1909
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elizabeth Hill
1837 – 1925
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Mills
1802 –
Annie Kenny
John Hill
1813 – 1866
Jane Thomas
1800 – 1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mills
Margaret Conn
1782 –
Ralph Thomas
Elizabeth Unknown

James Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1895
1895
Birth of James Henry Saunders in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
1917
26 Feb 1917
Age 22
Death of James Henry Saunders in In "a Turkish Prison" (- possibly northern Iraq or Anatolia), Turkey
In "a Turkish Prison" (- possibly northern Iraq or Anatolia), Turkey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1917
    Event Place: In "a Turkish Prison" (- possibly northern Iraq or Anatolia), Turkey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq

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