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COLLUM, Hugh

Service Numbers:	464, 2340
Enlisted:	7 July 1915, Returned to Australia 13 February 1917 Discharge date - 16 May 1917 Other details War service: Egypt, Western Front
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waterford, Ireland, 3 June 1872
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Arteriosclerosis, Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, 14 December 1946, aged 74 years
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ-7-83-16
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 464, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1915:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2340, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia 13 February 1917 Discharge date - 16 May 1917 Other details War service: Egypt, Western Front
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2340, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2340, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane

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