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SANDERS, Henry Ross
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S3485, NX90058 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1939, Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Croydon Park, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 6. Row A. Grave 15. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Aug 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman (Quartermaster Gunner), S3485, HMAS Penguin (I),(II) and (III) WW1, Sydney, New South Wales. | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX90058 | |
| 22 Sep 1939: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman (Quartermaster Gunner), S3485, HMAS Penguin (I),(II) and (III) WW1, Medically Unfit. | |
| 23 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX90058 | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX90058, 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in action Papua. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Ordinary Seaman (Ord Sea) Henry Ross Sanders of Summer Hill, NSW. Enlisting in the RAN in August 1939, Ord Sea Sanders spent just one month in the navy before he was medically discharged. He enlised in the Second AIF in February 1942 as a Private (Pte) with the serial number NX90058, and served in the Pacific Campaign with the 55/53 Battalion. Pte Sanders was killed in action during the Battalion's attack on Japanese positions along the Sanananda Track on 19 December 1942, aged 22.
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