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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

P/O. Frederick Richard Sanderson .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 78 Squadron (d.28th Aug 1943)

Fred Sanderson was my cousin. He was an Air Gunner and may, I think, have been killed on a mission to bomb Nuremburg. I know that he is buried in Durnbach War Cemetery but would be very grateful for any information it is possible to get about exactly how he died.

There are no direct descendants of the Sanderson branch of the family. His father's generation were lost in WW1 and I am still trying to ascertain the fate of his brother, John Henry Sanderson. Thank you for your help.




GR Sanderson .     British Army

GR Sanderson served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Craftsman Henry William Sanderson .     British Army P Section Borden Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers   from London




Irene Sanderson .     Land Army

Irene joined the WLA in May 1943 two weeks after her 16th birthday. She was sent from Sheffield to March in Cambridgeshire. When she arrived she was sent to stay with a Mrs. Wellum (a very religious lady) before being moved to a hostel in the High St. which had once been a furniture shop. She did general farm work; everything from taking the bull to the cows to harvesting turnips of which there was an awful lot. She ate a lot of beetroot sandwiches and learnt a lot about life. Despite a few health scares, Irene is well and happy and living with her husband, Arthur, in Sheffield.




John Joseph Sanderson .     British Army 5th Reconnaissance Corps   from Sunderland

My grandfather John Joseph Sanderson served with 5th Reconnaissance Corps. He was evacuated from Dunkirk beaches in 1940. Later he saw action in North Africa, Italy (Cassino) then Greece at the end of the war. I have in my posession a diary of his, some Reconnaissance journals from 1945 to 1947 in mint condition and allied currency too - some I was told were for use behind enemy lines. I'd really love to learn more as he never spoke of his wartime experiences. He was such a gentle man. He did a variety of jobs after the war, becoming a bus driver in Sunderland until retirement in 1980. He died in September 1980 less than 6 months after retirement.




L/Cpl. K Sanderson .     British Army 7th Queens Own Hussars

L/Cpl.K Sanderson served with the 7th Queens Own Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




LH Sanderson .     British Army

LH Sanderson served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




R Sanderson .     British Army

R Sanderson served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




R Sanderson .     British Army 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps

R Sanderson served with the 3rd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Fl. Sgt. Victor Andrew Sanderson .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Squadron (d.31st March 1944)




F/Sgt. Victor Andrew Sanderson .     Royal Air Force 50 Squadron   from Galashiels

(d.31st March 1944)

Victor Sanderson lived in St Andrew Street, Galashiels. He was my second cousin and was killed a few days before my birth.




F/Sgt. Victor Andrew Sanderson .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 50 Squadron   from Galashiels

(d.31st March 1944)

Victor Sanderson served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve with 50 Squadron in WW2. His Lancaster LM394 was shot down on 30th/31st of March 1944 during the Nuremberg Raids and Victor was killed. He was 23 years old, and is buried in Hanover War Cemetery in. Germany. Son of Robert and Jessie Sanderson of Galashiels, Selkirkshire.




F/O C. Sandes .     RCAF 428 sqd (d.20th Dec 1943)




Pilot Officer L D Sandes DFC.     RAF 59 Squadron




Pte. Joseph Sandford .     British Army   from Great Wyrley

Joseph Sandford served with one of the Staffordshire Regiments




Lt. William Osvald Sandford .     British Army East Kent Regiment   from Teddington

Bill Sandford, was with the East Kent Regiment during WWII, and he moved to Canada in the 1950s and raised his family there. He was an officer with the Regiment during that time and retired from the Canadian Forces as a Major, and at 91 is thankfully still with us.




Sgt. Alexander Sandilands .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 148 Squadron   from Edinburgh

(d.5th Aug 1944)

A photograph was found in my Father's old papers of Alexander Sandilands. I don't know where they met, but Dad served 1939 in Libya and Egypt and later in the war at Ashbourne near Darley in Derbyshire. I know from the photograph and a little research that Sgt Sandilands was lost over Krakow and is buried in Krakow Rakowick Cemetery. It seems fitting to me to pass this information on in his memory.




Sgt. George Sands MM..     Army 5th Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders




Sgt George Percival "Sandy" Sands MM..     British Army 5th Btn. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders   from Birstall, Yorkshire




P Sands .     British Army Royal Scots Greys

P Sands served with the Royal Scots Greys British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




William E. Sandusky .     United States Army 75th Division 289th Infantry 3rd Btn.

My father, William E. Sandusky, was in the 3rd Btn 289th Infantry, 75th Division in the European theatre of operations. He was a munitions handler and labour supervisor in the PW rations area.




Regina F. SanFelice .     United States Army   from Philadelphia, PA




Pte. Cyril Sanford .     British Army 10th Btn Gloucestershire Regiment   from Croydon, Surrey

(d.13th Feb 1945)




2nd Lt. Joseph Charles Sanford .     United States Army Air Forces 782 Bomb Sq, 465 Bomb Group   from Atlantic City, New Jersey

I went into Federal Service From 44 Div NG. Sept 16 1940. I then entered USAAF in 1943 a Member of Class 43 10 Bombardier training at Childress Texas. I trained to drop "The Bomb" at Wendover Field Utah as a member of Col Keese' Provisional Group. But The Bomb was not ready so I joined 456th Bomb Group at McCook, Nebraska and flew to Africa, and later on to Italy. I then flew 31 missions bombing oil refineries. I was shot down in July 1944 and taken to POW North Compound at Stalagluft III, then to Nuremberg and then Mooseburg. I was Liberated by General Patton.




Private Russell Sanford .     Us army Battalion combat special troops 0630   from Columbia ky




Able Seaman William Robert, Roy Sanft .     Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Forfar   from Harrow, Middlesex

(d.2nd Dec 1940)




D. Sangster .    




D Sanigar .     British Army 6th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment

D Sanigar served with the 6th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




G Sankey .     British Army

G Sankey served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




P/O William George Sankey .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 115 Squadron   from Romford, Essex

(d.30th Aug 1944)

Pilot Officer (Navigator) William Sankey was the Son of George Edwin and Edith Emily Sankey, husband of Edith May Sankey, of Romford, Essex. He was aged 34 when he died and is buried in the Ove Churchyard in Denmark.





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