John Sanders (SN 1066 then 2376) born in England, was a 29 year old labourer when he first enlisted in Adelaide on September 12th 1914. Assigned to the 10th Infantry Battalion he sailed to Egypt and then to Gallipoli, but his service was cut short by a knee wound and by rheumatism. He was assessed as unfit for active service and returned to Australia for Home Service and was discharged on December 22nd 1915. He enlisted again in Horsham on September 27th 1916, and assigned to the 39th Battalion embarked aboard the Port Lincoln on October 20th. He reached France in April 1917 but a fall caused by an enemy shell explosion aggravated his knee. He then needed a stick in order to walk so he was returned to Australia aboard the Beltana, disembarked on October 12th 1917 and was discharged medically unfit on January 25th 1918.