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Sly, Ernest Edwin (Ernie) (1924–1999)

soldier, scout leader, Salvation Army officer and community worker

Ernie Sly, 1950s

Ernie Sly, 1950s

Sly family

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Ernie Sly, 1950s

Ernie Sly, 1950s

Sly family

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Birth

23 February, 1924
Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

11 October, 1999 (aged 75)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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