Reg Saunders - Timeline

1920 - was born on the Framlingham Reserve in western Victoria.
1937 - ran a sawmill with his father and brother.
1940 - enlisted to fight in the Second World War.
1942 - escaped on a British submarine and returned to Australia.
1944 - completed officer training and was promoted to lieutenant and married his first wife, Dorothy Banfield.
1945 - discharged from the army
1950 - rejoined the army as a lieutenant to fight in the Korean War, and was quickly promoted to captain
1954 - requested discharge from the army
1969 - recruited to the Office of Aboriginal Affairs and made one of their first liaison officers.
1971 - recognised for his community work when he was made a Member of the British Empire in the Civil Division.
1980 - retirement
1982 - died at the age of 54 
1990 - his ashes were scattered at Lake Condah