Lieutenant William Reginald "Reggie" Sandow
18 Aug 1909 - 26 Feb 1973
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Biography
Sandow was the Group Commander of Group 1 Cornwall.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trencrom Patrol | Patrol Leader | 01 Jun 1940 | 09 Nov 1942 |
| Cornwall Group 1 - Lands End Area | Group Commander | 09 Nov 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
National ID
WBUC 57/1
Commissioned or Enlisted
1st June 1940
Occupation
Dairy manager and farmer
Address
Ninnis Farm, Lelant Downs, Cornwall
Other information
Known as Reggie he was originally in Trencrom Patrol. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 9th November 1942 then Lieutenant 11th February 1943 he was the Group Commander of Group 1 Cornwall.
The son of William and Mary Sandow, he is the brother of Auxilier Edwin Sandow. He married Elsie May Matthews in 1936 in Rutland.
Cornwall’s Police service needed to mount an overnight guard on half a ton of .303 bullets that William and his son handed into the Penzance Police Station in the 1960s. The army arrived at the station the following morning to take custody of the bullets.
References
TNA ref WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
The Sandow Family