Richard Lister (Dick) COLLEY

COLLEY, Richard Lister

Service Number: PA4521
Enlisted: 5 November 1943, Port Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base)
Born: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 16 December 1924
Home Town: Mount Benson, Robe, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 4 April 1975, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

5 Nov 1943: Involvement Able Seaman, PA4521
5 Nov 1943: Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA
5 Nov 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA4521
16 Jan 1946: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base)

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Biography contributed by William Holden

Son of Nevile Lister COLLEY and Victoria (nee SPENCE).

Nephew of Knox Lister COLLEY and Cavendish Lister COLLEY.

Biography contributed by William Holden

Richard Lister COLLEY served with HMAS Castlemaine as a radar specialist from 29 April 1944 to 13 December 1945.