Maurice Hugh COLLINS

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COLLINS, Maurice Hugh

Service Number:	3796
Enlisted:	25 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 September 1897
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	St James College, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Fruit hawker
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 5 September 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 12.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3796, 25th Infantry Battalion
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 3796, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 3796, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
5 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3796, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3796 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-05

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Maurice had just turned 19 years of age when he was reported missing after heavy fighting at Mouquet Farm near Pozieres in September 1916. He was not officially confirmed as killed in action until July 1917.

During 1930, his remains were located by the Imperial War Graves Commission and his identity disc was recovered and sent back to his family. Much to the relief of his Dad, he received a proper burial in the Serre Road Military Cemetery in France.

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