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BAIRA, Samie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q85285 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1942, Enlisted on Thursday Island, aged 24 years. Next of Kin (Wife) Clara Baira, Badu Island, Torres Strait. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
| Born: | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia, 29 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Badu Island (Mulgrave Island), Torres Strait, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Badu Island Primary School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Seaman / Steward |
| Died: | 23 February 1971, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85285, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Enlisted on Thursday Island, aged 24 years. Next of Kin (Wife) Clara Baira, Badu Island, Torres Strait. | |
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| 24 Jul 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Taken on Strength from TSILB. | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength from TSPC. | |
| 23 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85285, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Discharged on demobilization. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Clara BAIRA, Badu Island, Qld.