Frederick Charles COOKMAN

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COOKMAN, Frederick Charles

Service Number:	404199
Enlisted:	21 June 1940, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer
Last Unit:	No. 203 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Proserpine, Queensland , Australia, 24 March 1915
Home Town:	Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales
Schooling:	Murwillumbah High School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Non Battle explosion, Middle East, 22 June 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	El Alamein War Cemetery 24 E 1-2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah High School WW2 Honour Roll, Proserpine Cenotaph, Tara Shire WW2 Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Warrant Officer, 404199
21 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 404199, No. 203 Squadron (RAF), Brisbane, Qld.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Frederick Charles COOKMAN and Emily Jane nee DAVIES, of Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia.

BY THEIR DEEDS YE SHALL KNOW THEM. REST IN PEACE

A group of servicemen from 203 Squadron were swimming in the Mediterranean when they found an object on the beach. They loaded the object into the back of their truck and on the way back to the base the object exploded killing 8 of the group.

Biography contributed by David Barlow

Accidental explosion at Burg El Arab, Middle East 22/06/1942 203SQN - killed were:

COOKMAN, Frederick Charles - (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 404199

LEE, William George - (Warrant Officer) RAAF 406131

THOMSON, Richard Ronald - (Flying Officer) RAAF 402080 - died 25 June 1945

HORNBY, Michael George Lonsdale DFC (Pilot Officer) RAF 107952

LEWIS, Robert Douglas DFM - (Pilot Officer) RAF 47580

BUSHELL, David John - (Pilot Officer) RAF 115335

STEAD, George Sumner - (Flight Lieutenant) RAF 70644 -

Survivors included - HEFFERNAN, Bernard Murray (Sergeant) RAAF 12390 - discharged November 1945 / FOX, Alan Lloyd (Flying Officer) RAAF 406001 - discharged November 1945 / HOPKINS, G (Pilot Officer) RAF 107923

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