SAUNDERS, George Victor
Primary tabs
Birth name:
SALOSCHIN, Georg Victor Frederick Otto Wilhelm Felix
Rank:
Private (later Sergeant)
Unit / Base:
10 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Sussex Regiment
Pioneer Corps
Service:
Army
Number:
6436354
Born:
Saturday, February 12, 1921
Birthplace:
Munich, Germany
Died :
Friday, August 1, 2008
George Saunders (born Georg Saloschin) was reported missing in France on 9 June 1944, later reported a prisoner of war in German hands [1][5].
- Served in No.10 (Inter Allied) Commando 3 Troop ( aka 'X' Troop) [1][3][4].
- Birthname Georg Victor Frederick Otto Wilhelm Felix SALOSCHIN [6][2].
- 31 December 1946 Naturalization Certificated issued address shown as Elgin, Morayshire [2][2a][2b].
- German Jewish schoolchild in Germany and GB, 1933-1939; student at Gordonstoun School nr Elgin 1939; internee in GB and Canada, 1940; private served with 137 Coy, Pioneer Corps in GB, 1940-1943; NCO served with No 3 (X) Troop, No 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando in GB and Normandy, France, 1943-1944; POW in Germany, 6/1944 - 1/1945; escaped to Soviet Union, 1/1945 - 3/1945; served with Denazification Team, Control Commission for Germany in Recklinghausen, Germany, 1945-1946 [3][3a].
- Died 1st August 2008 Moulsford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire [5].
Sources
[1] Casualty Lists / National Archive files WO417/79 and WO417/91.
[2] Home Office Naturalised Certificate Registration document / National Archives file HO 334/168/21343.
[2a] Edinburgh Gazette 16415, page 74.
[2b] London Gazette 37887, page 878.
[3] 1994 recording of an oral interview held at the Imperial War Museum reference Catalogue no. IWM/13660.
[3a] Home Office: Aliens Department: Internees Index, 1939-1947 / National Archives file HO396/127.
[4] Commando Association Lost Legions List 10.
[5] London Gazette notice/L-58813-605079, notice code 2903 (Deceased Estates).
[Image] Photo in No.10 Cdo 3Tp Gallery titled 'Shelley, Arlen, Saunders, Stewart, W. Hepworth" from the collection of Peter Andrew Carson (birth name Peter Andreas Carlebach) of 3 troop.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Ask Questions / Add Information / Add Photos
Use the Archive Forum for research enquiries, or to add information or photos. [register now].
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Read some frequently asked questions here [FAQ's].
Contact the Archive via the [contact form].
All content is researched and administered by the Commando Veterans Archive.
