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SANDERSON, Oswin Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10004 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Parkes, NSW, 15 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Wandoan, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 C 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes RSL Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX10004 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX10004, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Toowoomba, Qld. | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Finley Sanderson and Frances Catherine Sanderson, of Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS..."
MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES
Mrs P. E. Sanderson, of Boyd's Bay, Tweed Heads, has been officially advised that her late son, Cpl O. K." (Ken) Sanderson, has been mentioned in dispatches as having rendered gallant and distinguished service in the South west Pacific area. Cpl Sanderson, was killed in action in the New Guinea area on December 19, 1942.
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