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COLLINS, William Bernard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3493 |
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Enlisted: | 10 October 1915, Holdsworthy |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 July 1897 |
Home Town: | Chippendale, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1918, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 6 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy | |
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12 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3493, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
12 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3493, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
10 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
10 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade | |
15 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 3493, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3493 awm_unit: 5th Division Trench Mortar Battery Australian Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-15 |
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