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Frank Thomas Saunders

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Saunders AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII PLY/22053 AWMM
    • WWII 22053 AWMM
    • WWII Ply/22053 AWMM
    • WWII Ply22053 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Ivy Alice Saunders (wife), Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII PLY/22053 AWMM
    • WWII 22053 AWMM
    • WWII Ply/22053 AWMM
    • WWII Ply22053 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Frank Saunders was the son of Lionel and Laura Saunders; husband of Ivy Alice Saunders nee Clark, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 January 1943 AWMM
    Age 37 AWMM
    Solomon Islands, Melanesia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Plymouth Naval War Memorial AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • To the Grandfather I never knew, you sacrificed so much so I could enjoy such freedom. Your bravery is not forgotten and your story passed to your future generations. Thank you for your service. Lest we forget.
    Public - Stephanie Michelle - Other Relative - 26 April 2015
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  • For the grandfather I never knew but whom I will always remember.
    Public - Peter Craig - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 April 2015Stephanie MichelleJerrabomberra, AustraliaOther Relative
25 April 2015Peter CraigAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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