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SAGIGI, Salepata
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q85273 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
| Born: | Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, 1920 |
| Home Town: | Badu Island (Mulgrave Island), Torres Strait, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | 28 June 1979, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q85273, Torres Strait Pioneer Company | |
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| 19 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85273, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Enlisted on Thursday Island, Torres Strait, aged 22 years. Next of Kin (Sister) Mairia Biara, Badu Island, Torres Strait. | |
| 24 Jul 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Taken on Strength from TSLIB. | |
| 24 Dec 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Promoted to Acting Corporal. Promotion confirmed on 31 May 1945. | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength from TSPC. | |
| 23 May 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q85273, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Discharged on demobilization. |
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