Regimental number | 5065 |
Place of birth | Tralee, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Fitter's labourer |
Address | Catherine Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B. Collins, 57 Catherine Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death from cemetery records | 47 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked, Sydney, 1 April 1916; disembarked, Suez, Egypt, 1 May 1916. Admitted to Government Hospital (neuritis), Suez, 3 May 1916; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 14 May 1915; to British Red Cross Hospital, Alexandria, 16 May 1916; discharged to duty at Tel-el-Kebir, 5 June 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital (rheumatism), Abbassia, 16 June 1916. Embarked, Suez, for return to Australia on board HT 'Clan McGilvray', 10 July 1916; disembarked, Sydney, 17 August 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 22 September 1916. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COLLINS Joseph |