Regimental number | 1523 |
Place of birth | Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
School | National School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | 426 Beaufort Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, James Coll, AIF, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets (Area 88B). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6), Albert, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Hannah COLL, 194 Wallace Street, South Side, Glasgow, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 35 Pte James COLL, 28th Bn, died of disease, 25 September 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 5 June 1915; (no disembarkation details); embarked with Bn for Gallipoli, 4 September 1915; taken to hospital, 1 October 1915 (influenza); discharged to duty, 4 October 1915; admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 14 October 1915 (dysentery); transferred to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 14 October 1915 (enteritis); disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 18 October 1915; admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 18 October 1915; transferred to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 25 October 1915; discharged to duty, 4 December 1915; taken on strength of over seas Base, 9 December 1915; entrained for Tel el Kabir, 7 January 1916; returned to duty, 10 January 1916. Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916; taken to hospital, 29 April 1916 (sick); admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 29 April 1916 (influenza); transferred to unit, 1 May 1916; returned to duty, 2 May 1916. Killed in action, France, 29 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COLL Edward Aloysius |