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COLLINS, Ernest Ivon

Service Number:	2881
Enlisted:	24 April 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Singleton, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

24 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 53rd Infantry Battalion
26 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2881, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
26 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2881, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Enlisted and served under alias Frederick Condon