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COLLINS, Herbert James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 753A, 753, Q212907 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Laidley, Queensland, Australia, 13 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mount Larcom, Gladstone, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith / Garage Proprieter |
| Died: | Coronary Occlusion, 2 September 1951, aged 57 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gladstone Cemetery, Qld Inscription SADLY MISSED BY HIS LOVING WIFE ALICE,REG & SHIRLEY --- RIP |
| Memorials: | Laidley Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 753A | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 753, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q212907, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 7 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q212907, 13th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q212907, 13th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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