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SOLOMON, Getawan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q85269 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1942, Enlisted on Thursday Island, aged 23 years. Next of Kin (Father) Solomon, Badu Is., Torres Strait. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Pioneer Company |
| Born: | Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, 1919 |
| Home Town: | Badu Island (Mulgrave Island), Torres Strait, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Seaman (Swingle), Labourer |
| Died: | Heart attack, Horn Island, Torres Strait - Queensland, Australia, 14 May 1960 |
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World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85269, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Enlisted on Thursday Island, aged 23 years. Next of Kin (Father) Solomon, Badu Is., Torres Strait. | |
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| 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. | |
| 23 May 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q85269, Torres Strait Pioneer Company, Discharged on demobilization. |
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