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William Charles COLLINS

Regimental number2161
Place of birthPort Melbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPort Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Thomas Collins, 145 Cruickshank Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date12 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death18.7
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 23), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Eliza Jane COLLINS, 145 Cruikshank Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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