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Colin Lionel ROLLINGS

Regimental number770
Place of birthForcett, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressForcett, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 11"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs N E M Rollings, 79 Roseneath Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 November 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 14
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/9/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll770A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 14 January 1919
Discharge date15 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of York', 14 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 15 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death6 April 1932
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROLLINGS Colin Lionel

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