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Lt.Cmdr. William Edward Sanders VC DSO.
Royal Navy HMS Prize Royal Naval Reserve
from:New Zealand
(d.14th Aug 1917)
Lieutenant Commander William Edward Sanders VC DSO served in the Royal Naval Reserve during WW1. He was killed in action on the 14th August 1917, age 34 and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial in Plymouth.
He was the son of Edward Helman Cooke Sanders and Emma Jane Sanders, of Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand. William held the Extra Master's Certificate (Mercantile Marine).
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 30147, dated 22nd June, 1917, records the following:- "In recognition of his conspicuous gallantry, consummate coolness, and skill in command of one of HM ships in action."