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COLLINS, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3787 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alford, South Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia , 17 January 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Whyalla Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell Mitchellville Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3787, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3787, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 3787, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3787 |
Personal Stories
Joseph William Collins
my name is valerie Amelia Jones nee Collins......
He was my dad, he married my mother Florence Ruth Hale... they had nine children. moved to Whyalla from Cowell in 1940, so as my brothers could get work at the BHP....Dad also worked at the BHP.
My dad was a very hard man but now I'm older I realise the war takes away so much ..... He was never the man he was before he left for the war......
He loved us all very much in his own way........and I know I loved him...
why don't we understand our parents when we are young......there is so much I wished I had done.......talked to him more.....
Submitted 2 September 2023 by Valerie Jones
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