Regimental number | 4348 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Osborne's Flat, Victroia |
Place of birth | Yackandandah, Victoria |
School | Osborne's Flat State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | Osborne Flat, Yackandandah, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs N Bluntish, Osborne Flat, Yackandandah, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
2 March 1917 Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 4), Haucourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Denis and Eliza COLLINS |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 58 Pte Thomas Joseph COLLINS, 38th Bn, killed in action, 13 January 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died of wounds whilst a prisoner of war. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |