Regimental number | 4268 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
School | Holy Cross College |
Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Assayer |
Address | 'Dunelm' Wolseley Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Collins, 'Dunelm' Wolseley Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Nil |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Beaumetz, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communcal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 115 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Winifred COLLINS 'Dunelm', Wolseley Road, Drummoyne, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |