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COLLINS, Frederick George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX13847 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1941, Wayville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gulnare, South Australia, 21 February 1922 |
| Home Town: | Gulnare, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gulnare Primary School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX13847, Wayville, South Australia | |
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| 26 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX13847, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jul 1941: | Involvement Private, SX13847 | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Corporal, SX13847, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX13847, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Ferederick George COLLINS
Frederick was the fifth boy of Arthur and Florence Collins of Gulnare, who joined the Armed forces during WW2.
Collins Arthur A SX9849. AIF
Collins Ernest A 47886 RAAF.
Collins Gordon E 26577 RAAF.
Collins Ronald R SX7163 AIF
Collins Kenneth J PA3582 RAN.
Frederick gained his QC at the Gulnare Primary School and in civil life worked as farm labourer in the Gulnare and surrounding districts. After joining the AIF in July 1941 sailed to the middle east and returned to Australia in March 1942. He was in New Guinea on active service where he contracted malaria.
Picture and story from the Gulnare Primary School Centenary book :"Slates to Computers"
Submitted by Kelvin Bowman
Submitted 21 February 2017 by Kelvin Bowman
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