Robert Bernard Sachse (1926 - 2017)

Born 22 Jun 1926 in Kununoppin, Western Australia, Australia

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Died 17 Mar 2017 at age 90 in Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Robert Sachse was born in Western Australia, Australia

Birth
Robert Bernard Sachse was born on 22 June 1926 in Kununoppin, Western Australia, Australia, son of Herbert Frank Sachse. ^[1]

Military Service
During World War II, Robert Bernard Sachse enlisted on 07 July 1944 and served with the Royal Australian Air Force as Leading Aircraftman. His posting at discharge from duty on 10 May 1948 was at Station HQ Pearce. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1946, he was a passenger in an RAAF vehicle which was involved in a serious crash resulting in the fatality of four men. Robert Bernard Sachse, who was seated in the cabin of the "night school tender" next to the driver said that the vehicle was travelling a "little over 30 m.p.h." by the speedometer. After the collision the tender seemed to stop dead. He did not remember talking to the driver prior to the accident^[3]

Marriage
Robert Bernard Sachse married Doris Annie Bullen in 1947 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ^[4]

Death
Robert "Bob" Bernard Sachse passed away 17 March 2017 at Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia. His memorial is located at Geraldton Cemetery and Crematorium, (Memorial Garden No. 3) Utakarra, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} World War II Record: National Archives Australia: 4867089 SACHSE ROBERT BERNARD : Service Number - 85117 : Date of birth - 22 Jun 1926 : Place of birth - KUNUNOPPIN WA : Place of enlistment - PERTH : Next of Kin - SACHSE
2. ↑ World War II Service: Department of Veterans' Affairs Nominal Roll
3. ↑ PEARCE ROAD SMASH. (1946, August 27). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved March 27, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46165918
4. ↑ Marriage: Western Australia BDM Index SACHSE Robert Bernard| Male| married| BULLEN Doris Annie| Female| Place: Perth| Year: 1947| Reg. Perth| Reg. No. 100521| Reg. Year: 1947| Reg. Western Australia, Australia
5. ↑ Memorial Record: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226464965/robert_bernard-sachse: accessed February 12, 2024), memorial page for Robert Bernard “Bob” Sachse (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226464965, citing Geraldton Cemetery and Crematorium, Utakarra, Greater Geraldton City, Western Australia, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).

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• Residence:

1949

Irwin, Moore, Western Australia, Australia.

1958

Gascoyne, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia.

• Legal: 1964–1965 Western Australia, Australia.