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the Indigenous affairs team's Tahnee Jash and Carly Williams

The hidden war stories of First Nations veterans

Donald "Jimmy" Edward Waters was one of 3,000 First Nations people to serve in World War II. Despite this, his story and legacy remain unknown. (Supplied: National Archives Australia)

It is almost exactly 107 years since Kamilaroi man George Bennett enlisted to serve in His Majesty's Service for the Great War.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images of people who have died.

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