| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.20.22 |
| Collection number | PR01950 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Papers, Diary |
| Physical description | 74 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Cooper, Rex Albert |
| Place made | At sea, Australia, Egypt |
| Date made | 1939-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Diary and telegram of Rex Albert Cooper, 1939-1941
Description
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 service on HMAS Sydney, the condition on board the ship; his frustration with being at sea and the war; the girl he is dating, Florence, while in Fremantle; spending so much time on the 6" turret that he knows it 'front and back'; the declaration of war from Greece and Italy; action around Alexandria in particular during June 1940; the Battle of Calabria in July 1940; the actions around Crete; the many air raids aimed at the ship and the trip from the Mediterranean back to Australia in January 1941
Note: the first entry for the 4 October 1939 is written part way through the diary with the entry on the third page written for the 28 November 1940.
Also included in the file is a telegram from Cooper to his mother for Mother's Day 1941.