Sidney (Sid) COLLINS

COLLINS, Sidney

Service Numbers: 970, W74876
Enlisted: 13 October 1914, Place of Enlistment, Swan Hill, Victoria.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Grahamstown, New South Wales. , 9 June 1894
Home Town: Adelong, Tumut Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Grahamstown Public School, Grahamstown.
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Acute Pancreatitis, Myocardial Degeneration. , Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia. , 18 April 1945, aged 50 years
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Roman Catholic Section 0137
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World War 1 Service

13 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 970, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Swan Hill, Victoria.
22 May 1915: Involvement Private, 970, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
22 May 1915: Embarked Private, 970, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
27 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 970, 9th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Wounded by bomb in the chest
1 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 970, 9th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

8 Dec 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W74876

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