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COLLINS, Gordon Leonard Alexander

Service Number:	VX67530
Enlisted:	11 December 1941
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Mechanical Equipment Company/ies
Born:	Doreen, Victoria, Australia , 26 March 1901
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Transport Driver
Died:	Donvale, Manningham, Victoria, Australia , 11 June 1979, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Victorian Garden of Remembrance, Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall

World War 2 Service

11 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX67530
6 Dec 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX67530, Mechanical Equipment Company/ies, 2nd/1st Mechanical Equipment Company RAE. Embarked Townsville per "Gorgon". Disembarked "Moresby" 12th Dec 1943.
23 Jun 1944:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX67530, Mechanical Equipment Company/ies, Embarked Lae per "Taroona", disembarked Townsville 27th June 1944 for Leave.
24 Oct 1945:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 3 Australian Engineer Store Base Depot, East Oakleigh
4 May 1948:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX67530
4 May 1948:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX67530, Mechanical Equipment Company/ies, 2nd/1st Mechanical Equipment Company RAE.

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