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Rex Martyn Sanderson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Rex Martyn AWMM
  • Surname
    Sanderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    42727 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 June 1916 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    June 8th, 1916 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 11 June 2020 - Research
  • Place of birth
    Thames, New Zealand Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 11 June 2020 - Research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Grocery Assistant. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 11 June 2020 - Research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    42727 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
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Rex Sanderson was the son of Alexander and Adelaide Ida Sanderson, of Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 October 1940 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 June 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
10 November 2019KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
18 August 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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