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Eddie Sanders

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Portrait, Eddie Sanders, SAS uniform and beret. Image maybe subject to copyright.

Portrait, Eddie Sanders, SAS uniform and beret. Image maybe subject to copyright.

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eddie AWMM
  • Surname
    Sanders AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • J994091 AWMM
    • UK 250831 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 August 1974 AWMM AWMM
    West Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 1 July 1992 AWMM 20 Cesari Place, West Harbour, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr E. Sanders (father), 20 Cesari Place, West Harbour, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Peacekeeping Jul 1992 AWMM
    Age 17 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • After enlisting in the New Zealand Army in 1992 (service number J994091), Eddie Sanders transferred to the NZ SAS, then later the UK SAS (service number 250831).

    Peacekeeping (United Nations) : Yugoslavia, Bosnia, 1992-1995

    He was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for operation Trent in Afghanistan. This award is regarded as just below the VC (Victoria Cross) in ranking.

    An account of the operation appears in the book Ultimate Risk by Mark Nicol. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    Nicol, M. (2005). Ultimate Risk: SAS contact Al Qaeda. London, England: Pan Macmillan. AWMM

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