James William COLYER

COLYER, James William

Service Numbers: 60358, 60358
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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World War 2 Service

5 Aug 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 60358, Sydney, New South Wales
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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Biography 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.