Joseph COLLINS

COLLINS, Joseph

Service Number: 5065
Enlisted: 22 November 1915, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Tralee, Ireland, United Kingdom, 1873
Home Town: Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Fitter's Labourer
Died: War Service related illness, Australia, 21 June 1919
Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
Roman Catholic Section, Row L, Grave 1638, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

22 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5065, Enlisted at Sydney
1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5065, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5065, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney
22 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5065, Dsicharged as medically unfit with Bronchial Asthma at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Husband of Bridget Collins of 57 Catherine Street, Leichhardt, NSW; father of John Collins and Francis Collins

10 July 1916 - commenced return to Australia from Suez aboard HT Clan McGilvray for discharge

Medal: British War Medal