Regimental number | 5672 |
Place of birth | Dongarra, Western Australia |
School | State School, Day Dawn, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, J Collins, Eleanor Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 3), Buissy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah Ann COLLINS, Elives Street, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |