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COX, James Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 33871 |
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Enlisted: | 17 September 1940 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 20 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 9 June 1920 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Bathurst High School |
Occupation: | Apprentice Fitter |
Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 21 January 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lae War Memorial, Papua New Guinea Panel 7 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst High School Roll of Honour WW2, Lae Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
17 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 33871 | |
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1 Jan 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 33871, No. 20 Squadron (RAAF), Battle of Rabaul, Crew member of Catalina A24-8 killed at his post as a air gunner |
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James Leslie COX was born in Bathurst, NSW on 9th June 1920
His parents were Frederick COX & Florence Annie KENNY who married in Mudgee, NSW in 1916