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SANDERS, Henry Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX90058 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | CONCORD, NSW, 25 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX90058 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX90058 |
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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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