Pte
Ernest Victor Collison
Information about birth
Date of birth: 18/06/1896 |
Place of birth: Moonan Flat, New South Wales, Australia |
Army information
Country: Australia |
Force: Australian Imperial Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 4759 |
Units: — Machine Gun Corps, 21st Coy. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 28/10/1917 |
Age: 21 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 31 stone K |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, COLLISON E V). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598402 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b9bd7339-5e06-429f-b0e7-a881f33ecf25 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7393945 |
The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=59000 |