The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 21905 Able Seaman Rex Albert Cooper, HMAS Sydney, RAN. Collection consists of a telegram and diary. The telegram is to his mother for Mother's Day 1941. The diary is for the period 4 October 1939 to 5 February 1941 and covers Cooper's service on HMAS Sydney, including action around Colombo, Alexandria and Crete. Cooper was killed on 20 November 1941 when HMAS Sydney was sunk by the German raider, Kormoran.
Diary relating to the Second World War service of 21905 Able Seaman Rex Albert Cooper, HMAS Sydney II, Royal Australian Navy. The diary written between 4 October 1939 and 5 February 1941 mentions: His
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 23183 Able Seaman John Foster Roy Primmer, HMAS Sydney (II), Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea, 1940-1941. W
Certificate of service, newspaper cuttings, telegrams, diary spanning April 1940 to January 1941, kept by unknown author. Describes movements of HMAS Sydney from Australia to Alexandria, also around L
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 21566 Able Seaman Harold Charles Koy, HMAS Parramatta, Royal Australian Navy, Mediterranean, 1940. Able Seaman Koy enlisted to the Royal Austral
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 18905 Able Seaman James Duncan Cooper, HMAS Perth, Australia and at sea, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains a bound black and white photocopied
Portrait of 21905 Able Seaman Rex Cooper of Randwick, NSW. Enlisting in the navy for twelve years in 1928, Cooper spent his entire service on board HMAS Sydney (II) as a Seaman Torpedoman. He was one
