COLLYER, John
| Service Number: | 1241 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | International Correspondence School |
| Occupation: | Brick Layer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea. Chaplain Lt. Colonel Hugo officiated , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mudgee Anglican Parish of Mudgee Great War Honour Roll, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Mudgee Methodist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1241, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1241, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1241, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Thomas and Janet (Jessie) Collyer of 'Redbank' Mudgee, NSW
Also served in the cadets then the Mudgee Militia
Private Collyer Dead
Sad Circumstances.
Word has been received by Mr and Mrs. George Collyer that their son, Private Jack Collyer was wounded on May 1st and died on May 4th. For four months the parents had received no word from their soldier son, and became anxious. The first intimidation that their boy had been wounded was received per medium of a letter from a friend named Macquarie— which communication was published in our columns a couple of weeks ago. On receipt of this missive Mr. Collyer wired to the defence authorities asking for news and received a return wire last Monday to the effect that Private John Collyer had been wounded, not seriously, stating that from the known nature of the wound satisfactory progress could be expected, but that no particulars were available. A couple of days later the Defence Department wrote that they were trying to obtain particulars. On Saturday the period of suspense ended. The Rev. Morris Yates received a wire to inform Mr. and Mrs. Collyer that their son had been wounded on May 1st and died on May 4th. We tender our sincere sympathy to the bereaved parent on the death of their soldier hero.
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