L. Cpl.
Karl Clarence Sunderland
Military Details
Service Number: 15789
Regiment & Unit / Ship
8th Border Regiment
Enlisted
14th September 1914
Awards and Medals
The 1914-15 Star
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
14/9/1914
Place of Enlistment
Whitehaven
Residence at Enlistment
123 Birks Road , Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte.
Battalion at Enlistment
8th
Service Number at Enlistment
15789
Service History
Embarked in France 26/9/1915 Promoted Lance Corporal 7/1/1016
Personal Details
Date of Birth
9th October 1893
Place of Birth
Goole , Yorkshire
Religion
C of E
Address
123 Birks Road , Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
22 Market Place ( Jacktrees Road ) , Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
123 Birks Road , Cleator Moor
Parents
Robert & Anna Sunderland
Siblings
Robert,William,Mary,Fred,Doris,Albert,Annie
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Butcher
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
27th August 1916
Age at Death
22
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
8th
Rank at Death
L. Cpl.
Buried or Commemorated at
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Pier and Face 6 A and 7 C.
Private Memorial: Methodists church Cleator Moor ,St Johns war memorial
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