Mother’s day message from a crew member of HMAS Sydney
Telegram from Cooper to his mother for Mother's Day 1941.
When searching through the Memorial's Private Records collection this item was found. The telegram was sent from Able Seaman Rex Cooper to his mother on Mother's Day 1941. Born in 1920, Rex Cooper joined the RAN in March 1938. He became part of the crew of HMAS Sydney as an Ordinary Seaman in September 1938. He was promoted to Able Seaman in 1939 and served on the Sydney until his death in 1941. Also held in the collection is a diary written by Rex Cooper ranging from 1939 to February 1941. It covers life aboard the Sydney.
The Memorial also holds photographs of Rex Cooper in its collection. The photograph below is attached to his Roll of Honour entry.
