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Michael COLLINS

Regimental number11995
Place of birthKapunda, South Australia
SchoolWonna Public School, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinFather, J Collins, Bamboo Creek, N W, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 14
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/89/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1918
Place of death or woundingEpehy
Age at death40.11
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialTincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 19), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Margaret COLLINS. Native of Kapunda, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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