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photo: uncle keith farrell worls war ii enlistment photograph

Keith Farrell served with 2 Flying Boat Repair Depot and 3 Operational Training Unit at RAAF Rathmines during 1943-44. He was discharged in 1946, having earned the rank of Leading Aircraftman. His Indigenous cultural heritage and service to Australia were officially recognised in 2015. Uncle Keith Farrell was a Tasmanian Aboriginal Lia Pootah elder.

Link to Uncle Keith Farrell's WWII service records

Link to Uncle Keith Farrell's WWII flight log books

Link to Uncle Keith Farrell's WWII photograph album

Article on Uncle Keith Farrell from ABC news

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