46th Infantry Battalion
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Arthur Clarence Collins (SN 3721) born in the Wimmera, was an 18 year old iron founder when he enlisted in Ballarat on July 12th 1915. On November 23rd he embarked aboard the Ceramic and sailed to Egypt where he was allotted to the 46th Infantry Battalion. In June 1916 he was deployed for service in France during which he was wounded on three occasions, including a leg wound in September 1916 and being gassed in August 1918. At war’s end he returned to Australia aboard the Warwickshire, disembarked at Melbourne on May 28th 1919 and was discharged on July 20th .
