Life Summary - Leonard Victor (Len) Waters

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Waters, Leonard Victor (Len) (1924–1993)

	Waters, Leonard Victor (Len) (1924–1993)
Born	20 June, 1924 Boomi , New South Wales , Australia
Died	24 August, 1993 (aged 69) Cunnamulla , Queensland , Australia
Cause of Death	accident
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian
Religious Influence	Anglican
Education*	Nindigully Primary School (Qld) (student, 1936-1938)
Occupation*	shearer (1938-1972) Queensland, Australia airman/woman (1942-1944) Federal, Australia air force officer (1944-1946) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (air force officer)
Legacies*	Len Waters Plains (Inala, Brisbane) (eponym) Len Waters Street (Ngunnawal, Canberra) (eponym) Leonard Waters Park (Boggabilla, NSW) (eponym)
Key Places*	Toomelah Aboriginal settlement (NSW) (resident) Euraba Aboriginal Mission (NSW) (resident, 1924)

* Dates are approximate

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