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GEORGE, Benny
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q272370 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 September 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Weipa, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1917 |
| Home Town: | Weipa, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lugger hand |
| Died: | Illness, Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, 8 September 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thursday Island Cemetery Pres. 1528 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, Q272370 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 17 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q272370, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Weipa, Qld. | |
| 8 Sep 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Waukmatha and Ethel George; husband of Celia George, of Thursday Island.