Henry Alec Eliot COOPER

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COOPER, Henry Alec Eliot

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	1 January 1926
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Commander
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Katanning, Western Australia, 10 October 1912
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Naval Officer
Died:	Natural causes, Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia, 12 September 1988, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Wamberal Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:

Non Warlike Service

1 Jan 1926:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy

World War 2 Service

1 Jan 1926:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander
9 Oct 1957:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander
Date unknown:	Involvement Lieutenant Commander

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Biography

Enlisted 1 Jan 1926 Royal Australian Naval College, Melbourne - Cadet Midshipman. Promoted Midshipman 1 May 1930. Sub-Lieutenant 16 Mar 1933. Lieutenant 16 Mar 1935. Intelligence Officer HMAS "Canberra" 12 Apr 1935. Loaned to Royal Navy Oct 1937-10 Feb 1939. Promoted Lieutenant Commander 16 Mar 1943. retired and transferred to emergency list RAN 9 Oct 1957.

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