COOKSEY, Robert George
| Service Numbers: | NX143839, N211181 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1942, Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 October 1923 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Parramatta West Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer (State Abattoirs, Meat Board Flemington) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 25 May 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row A. Grave 14. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX143839 | |
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| 4 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N211181, 32nd Infantry Training Battalion, Enlisted in the Australian Military Forces (A.M.F.). | |
| 5 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX143839, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Reginald and Minnie Gertrude Cooksey, of Lidcombe, New South Wales.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
Father Dreamed ..
Of Son's Death
A few, hours after dreaming that his only son, Private Robert George Cooksey, was dead, Mr. R. Cooksey, of Lidcombe, received oflicial news that he had died of wounds received in action at Bougainville. "I couldn't shake off a dread feeling that the dream was going to come true," Mr. "Cooksey said yesterday. "Only a few weeks ago, our boy wrote saying he would be home on leave soon,and my wife and I had just completed preparationsfor his arrival" he added. Mr Cooksey said that he and his wife would visit their son's grave as soon as possible. Aged 21, Private Cooksey was born at Parramatta and was educated at Parramatta West Public School
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