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COLLINS, William Granville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 391 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | War Service related illness, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Church of England, Plot 3, Grave 3098 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 391, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 391, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 391, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 391, 30th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the forearm fracturing the radius. Eventually evacuated to England then a to Australia | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 391, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John T Collins and Margaret Collins (later known as Margaret Brown) of Newcomen Street, Newcastle, NSW
22 July 1917 - return to Australia on board HT Nestor
Medals: 1914-15 Star. British War Medal, Victory Medal