COLLETT, John Montague
| Service Number: | 5968 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, 12 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Wynyard, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston High School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cerebro spinal meningitis, Military Hospital, Devonport, England, United Kingdom, 27 November 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon, England, Row C, Grave 4969, Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5968, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5968, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5968, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5968, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Montague COLLETT was born on 12th April, 1898 at Wynyard, Tasmania
His parents were John Thomas COLLETT & Anne COULL (COWELL)
He had previously served for 2 years in the Tasmanian Cadets & 2 years in the Victorian Cadets before he enlisted in Melbourne on 20th December, 1915 and embarked on 2nd October, 1916 with the 22nd Battalion, 16th reinforcements on the ship HMAT Nestor
John died of cerebro spinal meningitis at the Military Hospital in Devonport , England on 27th November, 1916 and is buried in the Plymount (Efford) Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Thomas Keith COLLETT (SN7612) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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