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Joseph William COLLINS

Regimental number3044
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBookmaker
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Clemintina Harriet Collins, Pittsworth, Queensland
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 16 August 1915; taken on strength 25th Bn 23 April 1916.
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPoaieres, France
Date of death5 August 1916
Age at death42
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXVIII, Row B, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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