COOPER, Colin Roland
| Service Number: | 427297 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 158 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 15 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Despatch Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1987, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 427297 | |
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| 21 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427297 | |
| 15 Oct 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 158 Squadron (RAF) | |
| 29 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 427297 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flying Officer, 427297, Royal Australian Air Force |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Colin was the eldest of two children of Mervyn Beaconsfield Cooper (born 1890 in Fremantle, WA) and Doris Mary Osborn (born 1900 in Northam, WA). Mervyn had worked as a Shipwright prior to enlisting in WWI and was a Labourer in 1920 when he married Doris.
Colin, a Despatch Clerk, enlisted in the RAAF in June 1942 as a Leading Aircraftman (Service No:427297). He served with 158 Squadron and Air Sea Rescue Leconsfiled, and was a Flying Officer attached to 43 Base when he was Discharged in January 1945. Colin's father Mervyn (Sapper; Service No:20481) served in WWI.
Colin was working as a Salesman when he married Margaret (Peggy) Patience Ellis (born 1923 in Perth, WA) in 1947 in Perth. Colin and Peggy settled in Perth, where Colin worked as a Salesman. He died in 1987 and Peggy in 2004.