Frank Thomas Saunders

Colour Sergeant

DSM

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Lionel and Laura Saunders; husband of Ivy Alice Saunders, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The Solomon Islands Campaign

Achilles joined United States Navy forces participating in the campaign for the Solomon Islands at the end of December 1942. On 5 January 1943 Task Force 67 had conducted a bombardment of Munda Island and was patrolling near Cape Hunter, off the south coast of Guadalcanal. A group of four Japanese aircraft attacked the force and a bomb hit the top of X turret, blowing the top off and killing 13 men and injuring eight others.

Source: Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, Auckland.

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Casualty

Service Number:

PLY/22053

Name:

Frank Thomas Saunders

Rank:

Colour Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Ivy Alice Saunders (wife), Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Marines, HMNZS Achilles.

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

05 January 1943

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal Navy (RN)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Plymouth Naval Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Panel 83, Column 3.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom