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COLEBROOK, Maxwell Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 442156, A5895, O5895 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia , 8 May 1926 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Kalamunda State School, WA & Hale School Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Traveller & Storekeeper |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Korea, 13 April 1952, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 2, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 May 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 442156 | |
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| 16 May 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 442156 |
Korean War Service
| 10 Aug 1950: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Airman Pilot, RAAF Point Cook | |
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| 14 Aug 1950: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 25 Feb 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5895 | |
| 25 Feb 1951: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5895, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 25 Feb 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, A5895, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 25 Feb 1951: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 24 Dec 1951: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, RAAF Pearce, R.T.A. after completing his first operational tour in Korea. | |
| 9 Mar 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5895 | |
| 9 Mar 1952: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), Commenced second operational tour in Korea. | |
| 11 Apr 1952: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), Airman Pilot Commissioned. | |
| 13 Apr 1952: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O5895, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), MIA presumed dead. | |
| 5 Jun 1952: | Honoured Distinguished Flying Medal | |
| 5 Nov 1953: | Honoured US Air Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Maxwell Edwin COLEBROOK was born in Perth, Western Australia on 8th May, 1926
His parents were Edwin Herkest Claude COLEBROOK (known as Claude Edwin) & Ivy Mabel KENWORTHY who married in Perth in 1918
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