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COLLINS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3089 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1916, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 7th reinforcement’s for 2nd Pioneer Battalion at Seymour Camp Victoria for service |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Tralee, Ireland , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1929, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia DVA Grave Site Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance Springvale |
| Memorials: | Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3089, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 7th reinforcement’s for 2nd Pioneer Battalion at Seymour Camp Victoria for service | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3089, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3089, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Taken on Strength of Pioneer Training Battalion UK from 7th Reinforcement’s Australia | |
| 30 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Canteens, Transferred to War Chest Club London ( AIF Headquarters) from reinforcement’s 2nd Pioneer Battalion UK | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Canteens, Medical Board (Old Age) recommendation RTA Debility and Bronchitis | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3089, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Old Age Debility and Bronchitis |
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