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George Gordon COLLIE

Regimental number1898
Place of birthGirgaree East, Victoria
SchoolMarston State School and another State School near Numurkah, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressNumurkah, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr George Collie, Numurkah, Victoria
Previous military service57th Infantry; Served in Cadets and Light Horse Compulsory Training.
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot VII, Row L, Grave No. 1), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane COLLIE, 14 Normanby Road, Windsor, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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