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COBURN, Frank Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | O2179 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, 18 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O2179 | |
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| 16 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, O2179, Sydney, New South Wales |
Korean War Service
| 8 Jul 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O2179 | |
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| 8 Jul 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O2179, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 15 Mar 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O2179, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 30 Nov 1954: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O2179, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Nov 1954: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O2179 |
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Personal Stories
Frank Ross Coburn
Frank Ross Coburn, who was known as Ross or Roscoe, was born on 18 February 1921 at Stockton, New South Wales to parents Frank Newton Coburn and Eva Ann Coburn (nee Thomas).
Frank was one of three children.
In 1946 Ross married Betty Heather Saunders (nee McIntosh) who had previously been married to Cyril William Saunders. Bill died during an accidental training exercise in 1945 during WW2.
Ross and Betty had two children and remained living at Stockton.
Ross passed away on 13 June 1987 at home and was cremated at Newcastle Crematorium, Berefield.
Submitted 19 March 2018 by Kellie Warrington