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COLYER, James William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 60358, 60358 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 17 April 1911 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk (Australian Gas Light Co.) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Nelson Bay, New South Wales, 1993 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 60358, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 60358 | |
| 22 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 60358, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 22 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 60358 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barbara Krnos
James Colyer was the son of Sidney William Colyer and Elsie Annie Westwood. He married Anne Yeung in 1936 and had one son, Brian James Colyer.
James was in the RAAF, working as a cook, prior to this he was an accountant in Glenn Innes, and then worked for AGL. He was living in Bondi with his wife and son when he enlisted.
He served in New Guinea and Morotai.
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