COLLINS, Albert Ernest
| Service Number: | 3130 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1916, Warragul, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Allandale, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Wooreen, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia, 20 October 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Korumburra Civil Cemetery, Victoria R-094 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3130, 59th Infantry Battalion, Warragul, Vic. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3130, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3130, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
William John Francis Collins was the elder brother of Albert Ernest Collins Regimental Number 3130. The family initially lived in the Ballarat district before moving to the Horsham district where Albert was born. Both Albert born 1882 in Allandale and William farmed in the Wimmera district prior to moving to Wooreen with Wimmera Rate Books showing both gentlemen leasing land in the district. In 1904 Albert was leasing 320 acres, Allotments 19-24 in the Parish of Vectis, an area 15 km west of Horsham.
In 1899 William married Ada Crick and relocated to Wooreen, farming initially at Lot 82b which ran off Forresters Road, down to the West Branch of the Tarwin just north of Boyles Creek and later 80b which was on the eastern side of Forresters Road, running up the hill and adjoining Lot 82b. In 1914 Albert Ernest Collins relocated to Wooreen, living with his brother and working as a Labourer (1914 Electoral Roll).
On 27th November 1916 Albert Ernest aged 34 enlisted at Warragul and was posted to the AIF 8th Reinforcements 59th Battalion. Following training in Royal Park he embarked on the A7 Medic from Melbourne 16th December 1916, disembarking in Plymouth 18th Feb 1917 to the 15th Training Battalion. 25th June 1917 he proceeded overseas to France, returning to England in September following a gunshot wound to right thigh. He returned to France in December 1917 and was attached to the 184th Imperial Tunnelling Company. He returned to Australia in July 1919.
Albert returned to farming, initially taking up a Soldier Settlement block Lot 106B Parish of Koorooman which was later abandoned, relocating to Boyd Brothers Estate Bena where he took up Lot 3D of 106 acres, lease granted 18th April 1929. In 1928 he married Mavis Cropley. They had two sons. Albert died 26th February 1964 and is buried at the Korumburra Cemetery, Marvis died in 1973 and is buried beside Albert.
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