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GETAWAM, Baniam
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q304559 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
| Born: | Badu Island, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Badu Island (Mulgrave Island), Torres Strait, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | 7 May 1973, 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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World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q304559, Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
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Peacetime
| 13 Feb 1946: | Discharged |
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World War 2 Service
| 13 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q304559, Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
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