John Douglas COLLISTER

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COLLISTER, John Douglas

Service Number:	150
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
Born:	St George, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1862
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Typhoid, Colombo, Ceylon, 10 June 1885
Cemetery:	Borella Kanattha General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

Sudan (1885) Service

3 Mar 1885:	Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), 150, New South Wales Contingent - Sudan, Sydney - SS IBERIA
10 Jun 1885:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 150, New South Wales Contingent - Sudan, Sudan

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

John Douglas COLLISTER was born in 1862 in St George, Douglas, Isle of Man

His parents were Robert COLLISTER & Janetta CORLETT

John arrived in Australia in 1881 on the ship Chimborazo aged 19 years

He had previous service with the Volunteer Artillery Force before he embarked from Sydney on the SS Iberia on 3rd March, 1885 with the NSW Contingent to serve in the Sudan (D Company)

He died in Colombo, Ceylond on 10th June 1885 of typhoid

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