COLLINS, Alexander Edward
| Service Number: | 2884 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | Natural Causes (sudden), Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 5 January 1944, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2884, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2884, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2884, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2884, 29th Infantry Battalion |
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"MR. A. E. COLLINS.
Mr. Alexander Edward Collins, a resident of 85 Pascoe-st., died suddenly on Tuesday morning, at his residence. He was born at Warrnambool 56 years ago, and saw service in the last Great War with the 29th Batt., A.I.F. The funeral, private, took place on Wednesday afternoon, leaving E. W. Jackson's funeral chapel for interment in the local cemetery. The coffin, covered with the Union Jack, on which was placed a laurel wreath, was carried to the grave by the returned comrades. The Rev. L. M. Thompson held a service in the chapel and officiated at the cemetery." - from the Williamstown Chronicle 14 Jan 1944 (nla.gov.au)
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