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COSH, Edward Warren
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409086 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 8 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Lowood, Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 13 October 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Esk Cemetery, Qld Grave 820, Esk Cemetery, Esk, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jul 1941: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409086 | |
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| 19 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
| 19 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409086 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Henley Warren Cosh and Hilda Amy Cosh of Geelong, Victoria
Flight Sergeant Edward Warren Cosh 409086 (Pilot) and Flight Sergeant Norman Lloyd Jenkins 409712 (Observer) were both killed instantly when Vultee Vengeance A27-73 of Number 23 Squadron crashed at South Lowood in Queensland - the A-35A aircraft was last seen in a 60 degree high speed dive at 400 feet before impact. All fabric on the elevators were seen to be torn off.
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