Regimental number | 75 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Parkside, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Main Street, Eastwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sara Jane Collett, Main Street, Eastwood, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Corps Headquarters |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 12603 Corporal David Arnold Young COLLETT, 11th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919; 2333 Lance Corporal Malcolm Ross COLLETT, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 February 1918. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Arrived back in Australia, 4 June 1919. |
Date of death |