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Name	Alexander Augustus Pentland
Born	5 August, 1894 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 November, 1983 (aged 89) Narrabeen, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish Scottish 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 (1915-1916) Federal, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1916-1918) Overseas aviator (1918-1940) New South Wales, Australia air force officer (1940-1945) Federal, Australia plantation owner (1945-1959) Overseas trader (1945-1959) Overseas

* Dates are approximate