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O'COLLINS, Patrick Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3130 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 May 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1961, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 14 February 1961 |
| Memorials: | Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3130, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3130, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in England to take up a commission in the Indian Army. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick James O'Collins and Ellen Mary O'Collins nee Fitzgerald of Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, Victoria.
On 26 August 1918 Patrick embarked HT Saint Albans at Suez for India disembarking at Bombay for service with the Indian Army.
Date of returning to Australia is not known however he was still serving in India in 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 28 May 1924 Patrick married Joan Glynn in St Laurence Church, North Adelaide, SA