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Name	Elia Ware
Born	8 December, 1911 Moa Island, Queensland, Australia
Died	10 October, 1987 (aged 75) Moa Island, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Torres Strait Islander Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1941-1945) Federal, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1962-1968) Queensland, Australia fisher (professional) (1970-1979) Queensland, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier) Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion (soldier, 1941-1945)
Key Events *	referendum on Indigenous rights (1967) (activist supporting it)
Key Organisations *	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advancement League (Cairns, Qld) (member, 1962)
Workplaces *	Ware and Co (co-owner, 1970)

* Dates are approximate

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