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VOLLINS, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1806 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Camel Corps |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1872 |
| Home Town: | Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 12 December 1917, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Section H, Zone C, Grave 699 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1806, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 12 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1806, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 1806, Camel Corps, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1806, Camel Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to deafness cause by perforated ear drums and lumbago |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Marital status at the time of enlistment was given as widower
Son of John Vollins and Elizabeth Vollins of Phillip Street, Alexandria, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on23 August 19117 aboard HT Boorara disembarking on 29 September 1917.
Medal: British War Medal