Regimental number | 19618 |
Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria |
School | Taronga Road State School, Malvern, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Ferncroft Avenue, East Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, E A Collett, Ferncroft Avenue, East Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | 47th Infantry; Served with Commonwealth Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 3B), Rouen, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Lucy COLLETT, 'Hokitika', Ferncroft Avenue, East Malvern Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |