SANDIFORD, William John
| Service Numbers: | V90689, VX150137 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Mechanical Equipment Company/ies |
| Born: | Sea Lake, Victoria, Australia, 3 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miller |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 February 1970, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Nandaly & District Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, V90689 | |
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| 23 Dec 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V90689, embarked Townsville for Bougainville on board Duntroon | |
| 28 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, V90689 | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX150137 | |
| 27 Dec 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX150137, Mechanical Equipment Company/ies, embarked Torokina for Sydney on board Katoomba | |
| 12 Sep 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX150137 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Sergeant William John Sandiford (Service Nos:V90689/VX150137) initially served in the ACMF as a Sapper from 8 March 1943 to 28 March 1944, and was 'in the field' in Bougainville on 29 December 1944 when he enlisted in the AIF. Sergeant Sandiford served with 5 and 6 Mechanical Equiptment (ME) Spare Parts Section (graded Technical Storeman) in Bougainville (23 December 1944 - 27 December 1945) and was attached to 6 Australian Mechanical Equiptment Spare Parts Section at Discharge on 12 September 1946.
Bill (aka Billy) was born at Sea Lake, Victoria in 1919, eldest of three children of Herbert (Bert) John Sandiford (b1889 in Coleraine, Victoria) and Carrie (Doll) Adelaide Beatrice Pearce (b1895 in Tarnagulla, Victoria). Bert worked as a Plumber in Swan Hill and was a Blacksmith in Sea Lake in 1918 when he and Doll married. They settled in Sea Lake, where they raised their family and Bert was a Blacksmith before moving to Melbourne in the early 1940s - Bert worked as a Labourer.
Bill was a Steeplechase Jockey (National Champion) and worked as a Miller and Munitions Worker in Melbourne before enlisting in the Army in 1943. Following his Discharge, Bill settled in Melbourne where he worked as a Labourer until his death in 1970.
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