Africa Star : Corporal L J Cook, 2/33 Battalion Accession Number: REL39923.002

Description

Africa Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.

Contextual Description

Associated with the Second World War service of NX32179 Corporal Leslie John Cook, 2/33 Battalion. He was born in Perth on 11 June 1918 to Samuel and Alice Louisa Cook. He enlisted for service on 14 June 1940 in Marrickville, Sydney and was posted to the 6th Battalion before joining the 2/33rd Battalion on 3 February 1941.

Cook died from burns received during a crash on 7 September 1943. The battalion was waiting in trucks at Jackson's Airfield at Port Moresby, New Guinea to be flown to Nadzab, via Tsili Tsili when a fully-loaded Liberator bomber crashed among them. He was buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery.

Details

Accession Number
REL39923.002
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
Material: Bronze
Date Made
c 1946
Place Made
Unknown
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable

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