William James COLLINS

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Service Number:	82
Enlisted:	26 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd Field Company Engineers
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Marshalltown, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Grovedale State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Illness - dysentry, 1st General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 16 July 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 50
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll

26 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 82, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sapper, 82, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sapper, 82, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
9 May 1915:	Involvement ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of John William and Bridget Collins of Marshall, Victoria

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