COLLISTER, John Douglas
Service Number: | 150 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | New South Wales Contingent - Sudan |
Born: | St George, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1862 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Typhoid, Colombo, Ceylon, 10 June 1885 |
Cemetery: |
Borella Kanattha General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Sudan (1885) Service
3 Mar 1885: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), 150, New South Wales Contingent - Sudan, Sydney - SS IBERIA | |
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10 Jun 1885: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 150, New South Wales Contingent - Sudan, Sudan |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Douglas COLLISTER was born in 1862 in St George, Douglas, Isle of Man
His parents were Robert COLLISTER & Janetta CORLETT
John arrived in Australia in 1881 on the ship Chimborazo aged 19 years
He had previous service with the Volunteer Artillery Force before he embarked from Sydney on the SS Iberia on 3rd March, 1885 with the NSW Contingent to serve in the Sudan (D Company)
He died in Colombo, Ceylond on 10th June 1885 of typhoid