Reg Saunders
Australian commissioned officer
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Reginald Walter Saunders, MBE was the first Aboriginal Australian to be commissioned as an officer in the Australian Army. He came from a military family, his forebears having served in the Boer War and the First World War. Wikipedia
Born: August 7, 1920, Framlingham, Australia
Died: March 2, 1990 (age 69 years), Sydney, Australia
Siblings: Harry Saunders
Award: Order of the British Empire
Rank: Captain
Service/branch: Australian Army
Unit: 2/7th Battalion (1940–45); 3 RAR (1950–51)