COLLINS W.R.
Given Names: William Raymond
Service Number: 1563
Unit: Field Artillery Brigade 2, 4th Battalion
Rank: Gunner
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Age: 20 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 6 Ft ¼ In
Weight: 192 Lbs
Chest: 36-39 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Florid
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 19/9/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER William Maxwell Collins
55 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 20/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Died of wounds
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Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Rank: Gunner
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 6642
British War Medal: 2565
Victory Medal: 2565
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BIRTH
Date or Year: 25/7/1894
Place: Alphington, Victoria
Father: William Maxwell COLLINS
Mother: Fannie Elizabeth
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 20/6/1915
Place: Victoria College Hospital, Egypt
Burial: Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 15/5/1915; gun shot wound, back (Gallipoli)
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Trinity Grammar
West Hawthorn State School
Hawthorn Church of Christ
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 320575
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
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