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COLLINS, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Q269272, QX57082 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1943, Enlisted Water Street Valley Brisbane allocated to 1st AA Training Regiment 1st MD for duty on 4th March 1943. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 26 November 1924 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Central State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Control Operator Radio 4BC |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 20 October 1996, aged 71 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Judes Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q269272, Anti Aircraft Training Regiment/s / units, Enlisted Water Street Valley Brisbane allocated to 1st AA Training Regiment 1st MD for duty on 4th March 1943. | |
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| 25 Apr 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Anti Aircraft Training Regiment/s / units, Transferred to 1st LAA Training Regiment Greta NSW | |
| 20 Aug 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Anti Aircraft Training Regiment/s / units, Transferred to 657 Light AARegiment Sydney for duty. | |
| 7 Sep 1943: | Involvement Private, Q269272, also QX57082 | |
| 7 Sep 1943: | Involvement Private, QX57082, also Q269272 | |
| 7 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX57082, 35 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 7 Sep 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 16 Jan 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Anti Aircraft Training Regiment/s / units, Posted to 228Light AA Regiment Queensland for duty | |
| 4 May 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Training Brigade (Jungle Warfare), Transferred ex 228 Light AA Regiment for overseas duty. | |
| 8 Jul 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Wewak NG ex reinforcement’s ATB - JW Canungra. | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX57082, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea | |
| 6 Oct 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to Battalion on reorganisation of Units | |
| 19 Sep 1946: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 1MD / Qld Area Lines of Communication, Transferred to 1st MD LoC for discharge on RTA of 35 th Battalion ex Wewak NG | |
| 24 Sep 1946: | Discharged | |
| 24 Sep 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX57082, 35 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Brother of Private Nelson Collins late 101st Heavy Mortar Company Bougainville NG 1945