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COHEN, Colin Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 255205 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 20 March 1902 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Tarakan, Borneo, 1 May 1945, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 255205 | |
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| 13 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 255205 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant Colin Edward Cohen 255205 RAAF was the OIC of Detachment 1 of Number 9 Transportation and Movements Office which landed at Tarakan at H+2.5 (2 ½ hours after the initial invasion force from the Australian Army)
He was struck by shrapnel at H+6 from blasting work being carried out by demolition engineers to clear obstructions that were blocking the approaches to the landing beach