COLLIS, George
| Service Number: | 14549 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 19 July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 7 May 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Grave 2304 - Sp. Mem.B. 6 , Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14549, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 14549, Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 14549, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 14549, 7th Field Company Engineers, Bullecourt (Second) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Gary Collis writes:- "I am a Great Nephew of George. He was the son of Fredrick Edward and Alice Collis. His brother was Fredrick Arthur William Collis, and his sister was May Collis"
"Our Soldier Heroes. PRIVATE G. COLLIE.
Word was received in Numurkah on Thursday evening that Private George Collie had been killed in action, and the sad news cast quite a gloom over the town, expressions of sincere sympathy with the parents being heard on every side. The deceased soldier was the elder son of Mr and Mrs G. Collie, who last month moved from Numurkah and went to Gisborne to live, and was fine stamp of a young man, his gentlemanly conduct making him a general favourite. The nation has lost a most promising citizen and the parents a devoted son." - from the Numurkah Standard and Wunghnu, Cobram, Yarroweyah and Strathmerton Advocate 21 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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