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Reginald Sanderson

Able Seaman

 

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My father was Able Seaman Reginald Sanderson who died on 27th February 1942 when HMS Electra was sunk.

REGINALD SANDERSON.
Born - 1909
Home - 20 Douglas Terrace Newcastle on Tyne
Parents - Anthony and Elizabeth Sanderson
Married Ella Wallace on 20th January 1940
Child, Colin born 11th April 1941
Killed in action on HMS Electra in the Java Sea on 27th February 1942.

Colin Sanderson

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Information provided by
Colin Sanderson, and the CWGC

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:

 

In Memory of
REGINALD SANDERSON 
Able Seaman
C/J 111603
H.M.S. Electra, Royal Navy
who died on
Friday 27 February 1942 . Age 34 . 
Additional Information: Son of Anthony and Elizabeth Sanderson; husband of Ella Sanderson, of Newcastle upon-Tyne. 
Cemetery: CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL Kent, United Kingdom 
Grave or Reference Panel Number: 56, 1. 

 

 

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