William James COLLINS

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Service Number:	2788
Enlisted:	4 October 1916, at Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, January 1889
Home Town:	Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Occupation:	Locomotive fireman
Memorials:	Peterborough 'LOCO' S.A.R. Roll of Honor

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4 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2788, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2788, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2788, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW head and arm

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