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BEGG, Colin Erle
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 March 1890 |
Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Electrical Mechanical Engineer |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 October 1918, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery I C 1 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Field Artillery Brigades, Sydney, NSW | |
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5 Nov 1917: | Involvement Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
5 Nov 1917: | Embarked Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
5 Oct 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Elly Begg and Margaret Begg; husband of Zadi B. Begg, of "Holmsdale," Clanville Rd., Roseville, Sydney, New South Wales.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF ZADI & FATHER OF JOHN & COLIN BEGG
Member of the Sirius 292 Lodge