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Name: SAUNDERS, Arthur Courtenay (Capt.)
Nee: son of Robert Erasmus Saunders of Alton Pancras, Dorchester
Birth Date: 29.5.1883 Winchester
Death Date: 14.3.1915 Belgium, killed in action near St Eloi
First Date: 1912
Profession: Military
Area: Loiyangolani (Loiengalani)
Book Reference: HBEA, Women 1/95, Moyse, Gazette, Leader14, North
General Information:
Women - built the fort at Mouwoligiteng springs in 1911 - an altogether charming spot first visited by Count Teleki on his journey to the lake in early 1888.
Moyse - 1912 - sent to Uganda to discuss plans for a combined expedition against the Turkana - the war interrupted this. ........... In April 1911, the post at Loiyengolani was taken over by Lt. A.C. Saunders promoted Capt. in Nov. 1911. Saunders' predecessor was Lt. H.A.D. Bocket-Pugh. Saunders was relieved by Lt. W. Lloyd-Jones
Gazette - 3/5/16 - Probate & Admin. - Arthur Courtney Saunders - probate granted in England to Hilda Gwladys Williams Freeman; late of Alton Pancras, Dorset. Captain 3 KAR. Killed on active service in Belgium 14/3/15
HBEA 1912 - Subaltern 3/KAR, Loiyangolani.
Women - took over from Lt. Bockett-Pugh at Loiengalani. An enthusiastic subaltern in the regiment; a busy man, he found much to occupy him, shooting, fishing in the lake and energetically patrolling the district.