Walter George COLLINS

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Service Numbers:	6981, 8981
Enlisted:	26 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gum Creek, South Australia , 30 December 1892
Home Town:	Farrell Flat, South Australia
Schooling:	Farrell Flat Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booborowie Leighton WW1 Roll of Honor, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Burra Hanson Public School Roll of Honor, Farrell Flat Memorial Hall, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

26 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6981, 10th Infantry Battalion
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 8981, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 8981, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
18 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 6981, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6981 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-18

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