Topic: AIF - 3B - 10 LHR
10th LHR, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Herbert Alfred Collins
Herbert Alfred Collins
| Regimental number | 787 |
| Place of birth | Burwood, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine fireman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 8.125" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Elviss Collins, Postmaster, Mannine, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 7 January 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 7 January 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on board HMAT A50 Itonus 19 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 10), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Elviss and Amy Grace COLLINS, Post Office, Mingenew, Western Australia |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 1 August 1915; taken on strength, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915. Killed in action, the Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, COLLINS Herbert Alfred |
| War Grave Register notes | COLLINS, Tpr. Herbert Alfred, 787. 10th Light Horse Regt. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. Age 21. Son of Elviss and Amy Grace Collins, of The Post Office, Mingenew, Western Australia. 10. |
| Source | AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army |
Lest We Forget
All information sourced from the Australian War Memorial, ADFA Project, National Australian Archives and the Australian Light Horse Studies Centre.
Additional Reading:
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
10th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915The Nek, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, Roll of Honour, Australian, British and Turkish
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 10th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Herbert Alfred Collins
