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COLLETT, Joseph Wilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4161 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ulmarra, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tucabia Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 6 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O VII K 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4161, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4161, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4161, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4161, 9th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...4161 Private Joseph Wilton Collett, 9th Battalion, of Ulmarra, NSW. A farmer and grazier before enlisting on 31 August 1915, Pte Collett embarked from Brisbane with the 13 Reinforcements on HMAT Kyarra on 3 January 1916. He died of pneumonia at the 5th General Hospital in Rouen on 6 March 1917, having been exposed to gas at Le Barque near Martinpuich, France, on 14 to 20 February 1917. He was 20 years old." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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