Name William Edward Sanders No.
VC Issue No. 817 Awards VC DSO
Regiment Royal Naval Reserve
Later
Now
Rank VC Won Lieutenant
Rank End Of Career Lieutenant Commander
Place Of Birth Auckland, New Zealand
Place Of Death Off Southern Ireland
Buried/Location Ashes Lost at sea off Southern Ireland
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 22 June 1917
VC Presented 19 June 1918, King George V, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Named on Naval War Memorial, Panel 23 Column 1, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon
Named on War Memorial, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Memorial Sedilia (Seat), St Catherines Church, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Named on Hall of Memories, Auckland War Memorial Muesuem, Auckland, New Zealand
Named on War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Named on Family Grave, Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand
Named on Family Grave Memorial, O'Neils Point, Bayswater Avenue, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
Brass Memorial, Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
Named on School Gates, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
P Victoria Cross Commemorative Paving Stone, National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
Named on Victoria Cross Memorial, Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand
Sanders Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
By The Way…
The Sanders Memorial Cup is a Trophy competed for in New Zealand. Its the oldest Yachting Trophy in New Zealand, first being won in 1921
VC Held By
Auckland Institute & Museum, New Zealand
