Regimental number | 3354 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
School | Parson Street State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o E J Toppa, Gatekeeper, 325 1/2 Miles, Gladstone, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Collins, Parson's Point Meat Works, Gladstone, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the 3rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Dery House Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 4), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie Louisa COLLINS, Parson's Point, Queensland. Native of Rockhampton, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |