SAUNDERS, EDWARD ALDBOROUGH,
Captain, was born 7 January 1873, at Golden Fort, Stratford-on-Slaney,
Ireland, son of Major Morley Caulfeild Saunders, 12th Suffolks, of Golden
Fort, Stratford-on-Slaney. He was educated at The Old Hall School,
Wellington, Shropshire, and at the RM Academy, Woolwich, and joined the
Royal Artillery 1 January 1894. He served in the South African War,
1899-1902: as Special Service Officer, graded as Staff Captain, Lines of
Communication, Headquarters, from 7 August 1899 to 2 January 1900; took part
in the advance on Kimberley, January and February 1900; in the operations in
the Orange Free State, April 1900; became Captain 9 April 1900; was ADC to
Major General R Pole-Carew, 1900; operations in the Transvaal, west of
Pretoria, July 1900 to January 1901, including Venterskroon (7 and 9 August
1900); was ADC to Major General C W H Douglas; operations in the Orange
River Colony, May and July 1900, including Lindley and Rhenoster River;
operations in Cape Colony, north of the Orange River, February and March
1900; was employed as Staff Officer, Lines of Communication, and Cape Colony
District, graded as DAAG, March 1901 to December 1902. He was mentioned in
Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal
with three clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September
1901]: "Edward Aldborough Saunders, Captain, Royal Artillery. In
recognition of services during operations in South Africa". There is no
official account of any specific action for which Captain Saunders's DSO was
awarded, but it was probably given in connection with an action against
Christian De Wet at Rhenoster River 11 June 1900, when seven Boers
surrendered to him single-handed when he was on reconnaissance duty, and
they were handed over by him personally, as prisoners of war, on the arrival
of our troops. Captain Saunders was at the time ADC to Major General C W H
Douglas. Captain Saunders's subsequent services include: Staff Captain, RA,
South-Eastern District, 1904-5; Staff Officer for Defences and General Staff
Officer, Newcastle-on-Tyne Coast Defences, 1905-8; Acting AAG, Headquarters,
Army of Occupation in Egypt, July and October 1908. He retired from the
Army 5 April 1911.
DSO, QSA (3) OFS
Trans CC (Capt, DSO RGA), KSA (2) (Capt, DSO RGA).
Bostock 1989
£750. Glendinings 1989 £510.
