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Gustav "Gus" Sander | |
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| Born | 25 November 1924 Braunschweig, Germany |
| Died | presumably 30 October 1950 (aged 25) Korea |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1950 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Middlesex Regiment - commander of the 6th platoon, B Company Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) - Field Ambulance & Intelligence |
| Commands | Middlesex Regiment - commander of the 6th platoon, B Company |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Korean War |
Lt. Gustav "Gus" Sander (25 November 1924 – 30 October 1950) was a hero of the United Kingdom, having fought in both WWII and the Korean War for the country which provided him and family a safe heaven, after his father was murdered by the German Nazi regime. After having escaped seven times from German POV arrest he returned to action during the Korean War and he was killed in action, at Tae-Dong (near Chongju), in October 1950 (during the Battle of Chongju).[1].
Early life:
Gustav Sander was the eldest son of Dr. Paul Sander and his wife Rachelle Sander. Gustav was born on November 25, 1924, in Braunschweig[2].
On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht, he was forcibly taken to Gestapo headquarters along with his mother and younger brother Adolf, while his father was deported. He and his family were forced to flee after his father, Paul Sander, was killed at the Buchenwald concentration camp at the hands of the Nazis[3]
Their mother, Rachelle (née Merdler, born on August 26, 1898, in Galatz, Romania) took little children Gustav and Adolf and fled with them from Hamburg to England on April 2, 1939.
At the age of 24, Gustav became a naturalized citizen of the British Empire and lived in London.
Army Service:
Gustav Sander served during both World War II and the Korean War.
He started as a private in the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps) Field Ambulance & Intelligence – MiD, during WW2 and although he was taken as prisoner of war (POW) by the German Nazi Army, he managed to miraculously escape seven times.
He went into action for his new country, again, during the the Korean War. This time he was part of the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), commanding the 6th platoon, B Company and he was killed in action (KIA) on 30 October 1950 during an attack on the village of Tae-Dong, near Chongju.
He is commemorated on a plaque at PUSAN (Busan) CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) cemetery. He is also commemorated on a chair inside Saint Paul's Cathedral, London.
Some of his letters and photos and those of his comrades (such as Peter Davis, TD and Mr. Barrett, Korean War archivist of the Middlesex Regiment are available at the AJEX Jewish Military Museum).