weggl Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I am reading \u201cA Bastard of a Place\u201d by Peter Brune. It is the story of the battles at Kokoda, Milne Bay, Gona, Buna and Sanananda in Papua. Battles that my dad fought in. Apart from that there is a mention in the book of Lieutenant Cooper, I will quote. \u201cThe new commander of the 2/27th was Lieutenant Colonel Geoff Cooper. Cooper was of the well known family who brewed beer of the same name. He was first of all courageous, no question of that. He was competent: he was well trained and he\u2019d already shown his ability with the 2/10 Battalion over in the middle east. He was compassionate; he had a great feelings for his troops, although he didn\u2019t show it.\u201d As I have not finished the book, I don\u2019t know what happened to him or if he is mentioned again. Maybe the family could shed some light as to if he returned from that hellhole. Please give this at least a few days before it gets shovelled off to Siberia. Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Warren, I think this is the same Geoff Cooper: LC Geoff Cooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Nice bit of research Hairy, and well picked up in your readings Weggl. Just passed the centenary of his birth. Would a tribute ale be appropriate? PB2?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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