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COPE, Cyril Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA2992 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1942, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman Driver |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Maryborough |
| Born: | Booleroo Centre, SA, 3 December 1924 |
| Home Town: | Melrose, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 23 September 1989, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kingscote Cemetery (Kangaroo Island), S.A. Plot 803 |
| Memorials: | Melrose Memorial Arch and Gates, Melrose WW2 Roll of Honour, Parndana Kangaroo Island Ex-Servicemen Land Settlers 1939-1945 Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1942: | Involvement PA2992 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2992 | |
| 8 Mar 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Driver, PA2992, HMAS Maryborough | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joanne Overton
Peter enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on the 8/7/1942 at Melrose; his enlistment number was PA2992. When he was discharged on the 8/3/1946 he was serving on the HMAS Maryborough.
Peter applied for the Soldier Settlement Scheme and was allocated land on Kangaroo Island. In 1952 he and his family moved to the Parndana Settlement and in Dec 1953 their farm at Section 80, Hundred of Newland, the named the property Wirrilda.
Peter and Marion had 3 children - Una BATES, Harold COPE and Kym COPE
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