About Jale Bainisika
Lived 1918 – 2020 (aged 101–102). Jale Bainisika was a military personnel.
Biography Bainisika was born in Ovea, Tailevu Province, to father Kolinio Waqalevu and mother Raijieli Lavenivesi. He enlisted in the Fiji Infantry Regiment on October 7, 1942 and became a member of the 3rd Battalion. On March 12, 1944 he departed on his first active duty to the Solomon Islands, after receiving a message from Ratu George Kadavulevu.
Bainisika was awarded the 1939-1945 Star Medals, Pacific Star Medal and the War Medal.
He was married to Ilivula Ilimaina Bai; his wife and five children all predeceased him.
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Fijian military officer (1918–2020)
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