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Service Number:	Q85499
Enlisted:	2 December 1942, Enlisted on Thursday Island, aged 23 years.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Torres Strait Pioneer Company
Born:	Yorke Island, Queensland, Australia, 5 January 1919
Home Town:	Yorke Island, Queensland
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	11 November 1978, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Thursday Island Torres Strait Light Infantry & RSL Memorial

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2 Dec 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85499, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Enlisted on Thursday Island, aged 23 years.
24 Jul 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Taken on Strength from TSLIB.
14 Dec 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength from TSPC.
15 Feb 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85499, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Discharged on demobilization.

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