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COLLISTER, George Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1518 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1518, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1518, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1518, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered in 1890 as George Francis Collister number 21437
Son of George Collister and Catherine Collister nee Butler of Abbotsford. Next of kin given as A. Colister
Brother of Bertha Collister, Ellen (Nellie) Collister and Arthur Stephen Collister
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal