Ernest Alfred COLLETT

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Service Numbers:	14844, V91368
Enlisted:	7 December 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Field Ambulance
Born:	Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 7 May 1895
Home Town:	Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Kew, Victoria, Australia, 19 August 1977, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Funeral service held on 24 August 1977. Cremated remains placed in Felicia section, Wall C, Niche 05 and held in perpetuity for all time. Funeral directors were Le Pine of Box Hill, Victoria
Memorials:	South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

7 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14844, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 14844, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 14844, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
20 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Field Ambulance, From Field Ambulance reinforcements
24 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Field Ambulance, From 9th Field Ambulance
2 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 14844, 10th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

6 Jan 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V91368

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Son of Frank Collett and Janet Collett nee Kirkwood of 346 Richardson Street, Middle Park, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides as nursing staff disembarking on the 25 April 1919

During 1923 Ernest married Ethel Violet May Worboys in Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal