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COLLINS, Ernest Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6540, S212020, SX25193 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Units |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 12 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auditor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, July 1989 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6540, Field Artillery Brigades, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 6540, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 6540, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded 2nd Passchendaele | |
| 27 Oct 1918: | Promoted Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 8 Aug 1919: | Discharged Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Lieutenant, S212020 | |
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| 9 May 1941: | Promoted Captain | |
| 5 Oct 1942: | Enlisted SX25193 | |
| 5 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Captain, SX25193, Keswick, South Australia | |
| 6 Oct 1942: | Involvement Captain, S212020 | |
| 6 Oct 1942: | Involvement Captain, SX25193 | |
| 14 Jan 1946: | Discharged Captain, SX25193, Lines of Communication Units, HQ Lines of Communication (S.A.) |
Personal Stories
Marriage to Molly Sharpe Nee Osborne
Uncle Bin was married to my great Aunt Molly 1928 to 1975 .Aunt Molly was widowed ( Frederick Sharpe in KIA France 1918 )
Submitted 10 May 2023 by Rosemary Downing
No. 4 Squadron, AFC
Mr. Collins was a revered man and mentor to my dear old Dad for many years. He used to tell me how Bin was a member of the 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corp in a Bi-Plane during the WW1 - I have his original AFC Wings patch from his uniform which I will photograph and add soon.
I can find no record of Ernest Arthur Collins associated with the 4 Squadron and am some what confused.
Jeffrey Hollywood 18/04/2016
Submitted 18 April 2016 by Jeff Hollywood
Biography
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