Regimental number | 2589 |
Place of birth | Goyura, Victoria |
School | Goyura State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Woomelang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W G Collins, Turriff, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bellicourt, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William George and Mary COLLINS, Turriff, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Sapper John Collins No. 52814 8th Light Horse, died 13 October Damascus; Pte George Collins No. 1141 38th Bn wounded Passchendaele 12 October 1916 and returned to Australia 10 March 1917. |