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PENATHE, Billy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q304556 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
| Born: | Poruma Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, 29 September 1920 |
| Home Town: | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Torres Strait, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | 1 February 1983, aged 62 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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World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q304556, Torres Strait Pioneer Company | |
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| 13 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q304556, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Cairns, aged 21 years. Next of Kin (Father) Manase Billy, Poruma Island, Torres Strait. | |
| 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 the TSPC. | |
| 28 Nov 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q304556, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Discharged on demobilization. |
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