John Foster Collins was born October 11, 1892, in Wellington, Dubbo Regional Council, New South Wales, a son of Joseph Collins and Frances Ward.
John was a Veteran of World War I, (service #1594), a Sergeant in the 12th Regiment of the First Australian Imperial Force. The 12th Battalion was recruited from Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia and formed part of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. It served throughout the war, firstly during the Gallipoli Campaign and then on the Western Front. [1]
In 1927, after World War I, John married Ivy Ann Ball, born 1902, in Kempsey, a daughter of Henry Parnell Ball and Eva May McKay.
John Foster Collins' death notice was published in the Sydney Morning Herald on March 28, 1955:
COLLINS, John Foster March 25, 1955, Sydney, suddenly, late of Exeter, dearly loved brother of Reg. Clive, Iris (deceased) Elma, Bess, Jim (Deceased) Joe, Fan, Ann, aged 63 years. [3]
John is buried in the Frederickton Cemetery, in Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. [4]
John was born in 1892. He passed away in 1955.
Death Frederickton John Foster Collins Frederickton, New South Wales, Australia 1955 1955 Frederickton
Sources
↑ "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-X8TH : 28 December 2020), John Foster Collins, 1955; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : n.d.) citing Death, citing Jim and Alison Rogers : n.d. Various cemeteries, Australia; FHL microfilm
↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings, 1841-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLFD-JMP : 9 March 2018), John Foster Collins, ; citing New South Wales, Australia, Greenwich Genealogical Library, Greenwich; FHL microfilm 1,514,723
Family Name Given Names Birth Death Age Details Cemetery Row, Plot
Collins John Foster 11 Oct 1892 25 Mar 1955 62 son/Joseph & Frances Mary; h/Ivy Ann (Ball); 7101594 Frederickton NSW Ang W
Sydney Morning Herald 28MAR1955
COLLINS John Foster, March 25 1955, Sydney, suddenly late of Exeter, dearly loved brother of Reg, Clive , Iris (deceased) Elma, Bess, Jim(deceased) Joe, Fan, Ann, aged 63 years,,
COLLINS John Foster Death notice 25MAR1955 Death 63 at Sydney, late of Exeter Sydney Morning Herald 28 MAR 1955
Death certificate
Hi Rita
Its been a while since we communicated last. I was looking at the Wikitree site for John Foster Collins (Collins-16780), in particular under the biography. In particular "John was a Veteran of World War I, (service #1594), a Sergeant in the 12th Regiment of the First Australian Imperial Force. The 12th Battalion was recruited from Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia and formed part of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. It served throughout the war, firstly during the Gallipoli Campaign and then on the Western Front." I think you will find that this unit is an infantry unit, where as John was a member of the 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment - "The 12th Light Horse Regiment was raised, as part of the 4th Light Horse Brigade, at Liverpool, New South Wales, on 1 March 1915."
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