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George Joseph Henry COLLINS

Regimental number6626
Place of birthCharleville, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLoco fireman
AddressDalby, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFriend, William Stewart, Mahar via Dalby, Queensland
Enlistment date25 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Sergeant
Unit name6th Field Company Engineers, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Company Engineers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 25 October 1915 - 6th Fd Coy 4th Reinforcements; taken on strength 8th Fd Coy, 22 August 1916; wounded, 24 February, Somme, and mortally wounded, 13 October 1917.
FateDied of wounds 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Date of death13 October 1917
Age at death26
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemeery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 6), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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