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COLLINS, Frederick Bisset

Service Number:	4386
Enlisted:	20 August 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 25 February 1881
Home Town:	Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Commission Agent (AMP)
Died:	Killed In Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Kew War Memorial, Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4386, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
21 Mar 1916:	Involvement 4386, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916:	Embarked 4386, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne
18 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, Belgium
25 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, France
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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