LEST WE FORGET
Corporal James George Gordon COUSINS
Service No: 38434
Born: Perth WA, 18 October 1905
Enlisted in the RAAF: 15 April 1941
Unit: No. 6 RAAF Hospital (at discharge)
Discharged: 9 August 1945
Died: 9 September 1948
Buried: Location Unavailable
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Corporal Cousins does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
Corporal Cousins was discharged on medical grounds as unfit for further service on 9 August 1945. His death in 1948 was attributed to his war service.
References:
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 38434