John Alexander COLVIN

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Service Number:	3085
Enlisted:	31 May 1916, Nathalia, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Nathalia, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 13 June 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 2,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nathalia Rock and Chain Memorial, Nathalia War Memorial

31 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3085, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Nathalia, Vic.
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3085, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3085, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3085, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres
13 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3085, 2nd Pioneer Battalion

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