Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Collings, Lionel Chapman

Born 11^th October 1897 Zeehan Tasmania the son of James Chapman and Lillie Blanche Collings (nee Allwright) a clerk he embarked Brisbane 29^th June 1915 on board “HMAT Aeneas” with the 26^th Infantry Battalion.

He had served with senior cadets for 4 years and had been rejected once because of teeth. He was only 18 years of age when he was accepted for service.

He was admitted to the 6^th Australian Field Ambulance 1^st May 1918 with a shell wound to the head and died the same day.

He was buried in the Serre Road Cemetery No 1, Beaumont Hamel, Hamel Area, France.

FAREWELL TO HOBART HIGH

SCHOOL VOLUNTEER. .

The old scholars of the Hobart High School tendered a farewell social on Saturday evening to one of their number, Lionel Collings, who has been accepted for the war. With a number of the present scholars they met at the Memorial-hall, and after some enjoyable items contributed by the staff and scholars, Mr. Mitchell, on behalf of the school, presented Mr. Collings with a vest-pocket camera as a memento of his sojourn at the High School.. Mention was made of the many qualities that had endeared him to his school-fellows, and the good wishes of all present were tendered to this, the school's first volunteer for the front.- The school song and the National Anthem brought a successful evening to a close.

The Mercury 28^th April 1915

All photos courtesy Bill Peterson

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