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COLLINSON, Richard Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 275 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth War Memorial, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 275, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Richmond, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 275, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 275, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 275, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 275 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of M.A. Collinson and Edith Collinson.
Husband of Catherine Collinson of 31 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria formerly of Church Street, Melbourne
Father of Violet May Collinson, James Samuel Collinson and George Edward Victor Collinson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his apprenticeship with Phoenix Foundry of Ballarat, Victoria
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