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Service Number:	PA5172
Enlisted:	6 March 1945, Port Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Navy
Born:	Gawler, South Australia, 9 November 1926
Home Town:	Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia
Schooling:	Clare Primary School
Occupation:	Retail
Died:	South Australia, 27 August 1999, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia The South Australian Garden of Remembrance Memorial ID - 248462665
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6 Mar 1945:	Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA
6 Mar 1945:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA5172
2 Dec 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA5172, Royal Australian Navy

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