SAUNDERS, Denis
| Service Number: | 401836 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, 24 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Manufacturer |
| Died: | Flying Battle, died at sea, Atlantic Ocean (near UK), United Kingdom, 20 May 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 401836, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 401836 | |
| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401836, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 24 August 1908 in Richmond, Victoria
Father Alfred Saunders and Mother Aileen Brigid Saunders.
married 16/12/1939
Wife: Patricia Mary Saunders, living at 284 Williams Road, Toorak, Victoria.
Daughter Sheila Ann Saunders (b. 19/8/1941)
Described on enlisting as 31yrs 11mths old; married; 5' 10.5" tall; 161 lbs;
fair complexion; hazel eyes; fair medium hair; Church of England
31/3/1941 enlisted into RAAF, in Melbourne, Victoria at No.1 Recruitment Centre
20/10/1941 awarded "Flying Badge"
15/12/1941 promoted Pilot Officer
29/12/1941 - Passed course - Comp. Seaplane Conv at Rathmines
7/2/1942
28/3/1942 Embarked Sydney, NSW for overseas
12/5/1942 disembarked into UK
15/6/1942 promoted Flying Officer
19/8/1942 - pased course - No.11 Offices Refresher course at 2STT Cosford
9/9//1942
Dec. 1942 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth,
England operating with Coastal Command in the Battle of the Atlantic.
31/1/1943 appointed Acting Flying Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant in 10 Squadron
20/5/1943 missing, believed killed in air operations, 4 miles South-West Eddystone Lighthouse,
Cornish Coast, England
killed in flying battle, across the Atlantic Ocean, near UK
No known grave
His name is commemorated on Panel 187 at the Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey, England.
His name is commemorated on Panel 100 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/7/2016. Lest we forget
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