COLLETT, Alfred George
| Service Numbers: | 2151, 59845 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, Enlisted at Maryborough,QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 10 October 1886 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maryborough,QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2151, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2151, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 18 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the back and left foot | |
| 10 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to chronic Bronchitis | |
| 18 Jun 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 59845, Australian Army Service Corps, Re-enlisted at Sydney, NSW under the name of Frederick Collett | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 59845, Australian Army Service Corps, Embarked HMAT Gaika at Sydney, NSW | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 10 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Service Corps, From the 55th Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 59845, Australian Army Service Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Agnes Bessie Collett of 'Fairview', Elliott Street, Clayfield, QLD
Commenced return to Australia (first time) on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin for discharge
Re-enlisted again in August 1918 at Sydney when he gave hiis address as 57 Packham Street, Moore Park, NSW and his occupation as a Grocer. This time he gave his birth place as London, England.
On 14 July 1919 he signed a Statuary Declaration stating the his correct name was Alfred George Collett and not Frederick Collet
Commenced return to Australia (second time) on 22 January 1920 aboard Friedrichrusch disembarking on the 12 March 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal