Lewis (Beaky) COLLARD

COLLARD, Lewis

Service Number: 3011
Enlisted: 24 October 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born: Mount Kokeby, Western Australia, Australia, 7 December 1895
Home Town: Brookton, Brookton, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Hand
Died: Natural Causes, Riverton, Western Australia, Australia, 25 March 1972, aged 76 years
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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Memorials: Kondinin ANZAC Mural
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World War 1 Service

24 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3011, 3rd Pioneer Battalion
29 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 3011, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 3011, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

He was one of 11 children born to James Joseph Collard, a brick-maker, and Jane Smith (who was also known as Jane Winmar and Jane Ayre), an Aboriginal woman. He was the younger brother of Harold who also served