Henry John COLLINS

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Service Number:	380
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	Field Artillery Brigades
Born:	Cooma, New South Wales, 1894
Home Town:	Numeralla, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Died of illness - Diptheria, Infectious Disease Hospital, Shoubra, Cairo,Egypt, 19 August 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 45 S.A. Beveridge officiated, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 380, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Sydney
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Gunner, 380, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Gunner, 380, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 380, Field Artillery Brigades, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the right arm and evacuated to Cairo on 9 August 1915
19 Aug 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 380, Field Artillery Brigades, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 380 awm_unit: Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1915-08-19

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Son of James and Mrs Collins of Numeralla via Cooma, NSW. Brother of Wilkie Collins of 'Pine Farm', Miranda, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal