People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

7 August, 1920
Framlingham Aboriginal station, Victoria, Australia

Death

2 March, 1990 (aged 69)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Indigenous Australian

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican

Education

• Lake Condah State School (Vic)
• Hamilton High School (Vic)

Occupation

• army officer
• ex-service leader
• Indigenous leader
• iron and steel worker
• public servant
• soldier
• timber worker
• tram conductor

Military Service

• World War II
• Korean War
• Greek campaign, 1941
• Salamaua–Lae campaign, 1943

Awards

• Member of the Order of the British Empire

Legacies

• Reg Saunders Gallery (Australian War Memorial)
• Reg Saunders scholarship (RSL)
• Reg Saunders Way (Campbell, ACT)

Key Organisations

• RSL (St Mary's, Sydney)
• Australian War Memorial

Workplaces

• Austral Bronze Co Pty Ltd
• Dept of Aboriginal Affairs (federal)