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COLLIER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1738 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cloughton, London, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Morningside, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row E, Grave 15, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1738, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1738, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1738, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 28 years
Residential address was Howard Street, Morningside, Brisbane, QLD
Next of kin was given as his sister Annie Collier of High Street, Cloughton, Scarborough, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Worked with the Red Cross