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COLLINS, John Huntley
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 121, 85773, 79492 |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Victorian Rangers 2.5 yrs, 4 years Senior Cadets |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Special Services AIF |
Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 19 August 1889 |
Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Telegraphist |
Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 November 1959, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Round Rose Gardens, Garden B27, Position 0144 |
Memorials: | Echuca Loyal Rodney I.O.O.F. No 86 Lodge Honor Roll, Echuca War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 121, 15th Infantry Battalion, Victorian Rangers 2.5 yrs, 4 years Senior Cadets | |
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1 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 121, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 121, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 121, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW knee | |
18 Nov 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 121, 15th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD, due to wounding | |
22 Aug 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85773, Depot Battalion | |
24 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 79492, Depot Battalion, did not embark | |
17 May 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 85773, Special Services AIF | |
23 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 85773, Special Services AIF |
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