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COLLINS, Harold Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10394 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 25 June 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 24. Row C. Grave 15. Inscription: "EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX10394 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10394 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died at Tan Toey (Tantui) P.O.W. Camp, Ambon Island whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 25 Jun 1944: | Discharged | |
| 25 Jun 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Ambon, Member of Gull Force (Ambon). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larina Harper
Harold was the son of Ruby May Collins (nee Love) and Walter Collins. He was born in Nhill Victoria, and the family relocated to Dalby in Queensland where he enlisted for service in 1940.
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