Born 8 July 1915 in Collie, Western Australia [16]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 12 November 1940 [16]
Married Esme Mavis ELLARD in Perth in 1941 [66]
Corporal 29224 in the Australian Army's 3 Mobile Works Squadron during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 25 February 1946 [16]
Farmhand in Carnamah in 1954 and 1955 [19] [89]
Member of the Five Gums Tennis Club in 1953-54 [89]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Cloverdale [2]
Died 20 February 1980; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (MC Section, Ground Niche, B, 29) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'John Scott Collins' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/john-scott-collins [reference list] |
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