Collings, Harry

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Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg,Collings, Edmund Harry Allen

Service Service Number Number 1494 1993 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 16th January 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula 12th Australian Field Ambulance Station


Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (Š Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.


NAME

Collings, Harry

SERVICE NO

1993

UNIT

2nd Light Horse 14th Rienf.

RANK

Corporal

AGE at Enlistment

23 yrs 9 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Clunes, NSW

ADDRESS

Clunes, NSW

OCCUPATION

Dairy Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

24 Sept 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Brisbane, Qld

PREVIOUS SERVICE

8 yrs 4th ALH Bangalow

NEXT OF KIN

Wife;- Edith Sarah Collings

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’ 9¾”. Weight-140lbs. Chest35-38 Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Greyish Green. Hair-Dark Brown. Undescended Left Testicle/ Scar L/Knee,/ Moles R/Cheek Methodist

RELIGION EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

16 Jan 1917 - 12 th Aust Field Ambulance Stn.

BURIED

16 Jan 1917-Bernafay Wood Brit Cem.by Chaplain Cptn Blackwood

MEDALS

British War Medal-32996, Victory Medal-32771. Memorial Plaque & Scroll320632

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL

Wallet, Fountain Pen, Knife, Whistle, Silver Watch, Belt, Disc, Note Case, 2 Note Books, Book (In thought & Deed). Coins, Photos, Correspondence.


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3271872


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