Edward George COLLINS

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Service Number:	NX142218
Enlisted:	24 November 1942, Geraldton, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Marys, New South Wales, Australia , 2 September 1920
Home Town:	Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Rubber Worker / Tyre Builder employed by Good Year
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 26 April 1944, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot L. Row C. Grave 14. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED UNSELFISHLY. FOREVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING WIFE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX142218
1 Oct 1941:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 30th Infantry Battalion
24 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Private, NX142218, Geraldton, Western Australia
24 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX142218

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