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COLLINS, William Bernard

Service Number:	3493
Enlisted:	10 October 1915, Holdsworthy
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 July 1897
Home Town:	Chippendale, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, France Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3493, 19th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy
12 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3493, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
12 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3493, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
10 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion
10 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Trench Mortar Brigade
15 Apr 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 3493, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3493 awm_unit: 5th Division Trench Mortar Battery Australian Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-15

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