COLLIER, Alfred Redmond
| Service Numbers: | 26, 249 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Victoria Park Public School |
| Occupation: | Train Guard |
| Died: | Accidental (engine room fire - motor launch "Sydney"), Namanula, Rabaul, PNG, Rabaul, Gazelle Peninsula, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea, 15 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Bita Paka War Cemetery, Bita Paka, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 26, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 26, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Eastern, Sydney | |
| 11 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 15 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 249, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 249 awm_unit: 3rd Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-07-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Bandsman Alfred R. Collier, who was killed as the result of a motor explosion in Rabaul Harbor, New Britain, on 10th July, was son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Collier, of 115 Easey-st., Collingwood. He belonged to the Naval Brigade band; but as he informed his parents, while on active service at Rabaul, he was placed in charge of three motor boats. Being an enthusiastic amateur motor boatman in Melbourne, he was well qualified for this duty. It is assumed that the accident was due to an explosion on one of these boats. Deceased was a guard on the Victorian railways, and a member of the service band. He was 20 years of age." - from the Melbourne Age 31 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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