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Kenneth Joseph Sandbrook

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Souda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece.

Souda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Sandbrook AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    6559 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    11 march 1918 Public - Ross - Other relative - 5 February 2020 - Sandbrook family tree
  • Place of birth
    Wellington , NZ Public - Ross - Other relative - 5 February 2020 - Sandbrook family tree
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    6559 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.164 Motor trimmer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.164
      2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.164
    • Attested 13/09/39; Entered Camp 12/01/40; Embarked 01/05/40 Public - Jeremy - Direct descendant - 3 January 2019 - Military Personnel Files
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Motor Trimmer Public - Jeremy - Direct descendant - 3 January 2019 - Military Personnel Files
  • Age on enlistment
    21 years 184 days Public - Jeremy - Direct descendant - 3 January 2019 - Military Personnel Files

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Kenneth Sandbrook was the son of Francis Patrick and Edith Annie Sandbrook, of Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Mona Sandbrook, of Wellington. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 2. C. 17. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Very pleased to have had the opportunity to visit my Great Uncle Ken's grave in Suda Bay War Cemetery on Crete in 2012/13. Sad to think that he was buried so far from home!
    Public - Jeremy - Other Relative - 10 July 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 May 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
05 February 2020RossPalmerston NorthOther relative
03 January 2019JeremySydney, AustraliaDirect descendant

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