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COLLIER, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1057 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Casemaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row K. Grave 68. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1057, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1057, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
Prior to enlistment in the AIF, Private Collier served in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve for 70 days in New Guinea. Currently we have not been able to locate his Navy service records.
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