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Name	William Leonard Espie
Born	25 June, 1935 Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Died	22 September, 2011 (aged 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Education *	Le Fevre High School (Adelaide) (student, 1947-1950)
Occupation or Descriptor *	fitter and turner (1950-1955) Northern Territory, Australia soldier (1955-1961) Federal, Australia police officer (1961-1991) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	Atomic tests (Maralinga, 1955-63) (soldier based at Maralinga)
Key Places *	St Francis House (Semaphore, Adelaide) (inmate)
Workplaces *	Dept of Roads (NT) (fitter and turner, 1950-1955) Police Force (NSW) (police officer, 1961-1991)

* Dates are approximate

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