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COLLINS, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 734, 52814 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rosebery, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Turriff, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Dysentery, Syria, 13 October 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Cemetery Plot - D. 44. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 734, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 734, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 52814, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 52814 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-13 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
John was the son of William George Collins and Mary Collins nee Giles, of Turriff, Victoria, Australia