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COLLINS, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51327 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1918, Enlisted Geelong Victoria allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20th April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong West State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1933 |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Unmarked Grave |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51327, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Geelong Victoria allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20th April 1918 | |
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| 4 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Depot Battalion, Allocated to 1st Depot Battalion Broadmeadows for service | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51327, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51327, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 26 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 22nd Battalion in the field France | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 51327, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain, GSW right hand , 2 fingers amputated severe. Evacuated to Exeter War Hospital UK for treatment and convalescence | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 51327, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Right Hand on HT Nestor | |
| 15 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51327, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Right Hand |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Brother 5994 Private William Henry Collins 5th Infantry Bn AIF , RTA 31 January 1918.