Trying to find a death certificate of my great-grandfather

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My great-grandfather escaped communism around 1948.
He immigrated from Albania to Australia, Marburg.
His name is Afez Koca, and died around 1984. I have tried to search in ancestry but nothing comes up, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I can’t find a “Afez KOCA”. The only person that comes close is an “Afes Ali KOCO” born in 1909 or 1910 …
His NAA client file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=30817888&T=PDF

His Western Australian death:
Surname: Kocollari
Given Names: Afas Ali
Sex: M
Age: 67
Father: Ali KOCOLLARI
Mother: UNKNOWN
Place of Death: Northam
Year of Death: 1978
Registration District: Northam
Registration Number: 4900052
Registration Year: 1978

To order the Death Certificate: https://online-rbdm.justice.wa.gov.au/

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OMG!!! It’s him, all the information matches his story…Thank you so much :cry::cry::cry: I have been running searches and was not lucky to find it.
I believe he spelled his name differently because he spent some time in Greece before traveling to Australia. Thank you again!!! Me and my dad are eternally grateful.

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Hi RKoca,
This then looks like him on the electoral rolls in Western Australia, Division Moore, sub division Northam;
Koco, Afes
1963, 1968, 1972, address 402 Fitzgerald Street, Northam, labourer.
Regards,
Dalvene Barton