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239 Bty., 77 H.A.A. Regt.
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Son of Ernest Francis and Emily Colston Saunders; husband of Ethel May Saunders, of Redland, Gloucestershire
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Memorial
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Sunk by USS Bonefish, off Kangean Islands 6º 22' South by 116º 35' East. Japanese Captain Kawano orders the shooting of the prisoners in the water. From 14.15 – 16.30 the Minesweeper W.12 massacres the survivors using machine gun and rifles. No survivors.
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