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COLLINS, Joseph James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX205981 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 February 1945 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion |
| Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1927 |
| Home Town: | Nowra, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nowra Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Rabbit Trapper and Timber Cutter |
| Died: | Training Accident, Kapooka, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 1945, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row C. Grave 14. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nowra All Saints Anglican Church WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, NX205981 | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1945: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX205981, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion | |
| 21 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, NX205981, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX205981, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion |
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