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William David Matthew Collins 1903 - 1975

William David Matthew Collins of Geelong County, Vic Australia was born in 1903 in Geelong to William John Collins and Mary Francis Evans Collins. He had siblings Charlotte Frances Collins, Adelaide Maude Kate Collins, William Thomas Collins, Ester Grace Collins, Lorie Isabel Violet Collins, Elsa Collins, Lorna Beatrice Collins, William George Collins, Elsa Collins, Robert Josh John Collins, and Esther Grace Hamann. William Collins married Matilda Anne Finn, and died at age 72 years old in 1975 in Geelong.

William David Matthew Collins
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Highton in Geelong County, Vic Australia
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1903
Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia
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    William, Davis Matthew collins was known as Bill collins. He married Matilda Ann Finn in 1927 and work for the ford motor company in Geelong for many years.. The had two children William Kenneth collins and Louis collins. Bill was the son of William John Collins and Marry Ann Tombs.

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  • Military Service

    Bill served in the AIF as a lieutant during World War Two. It was a supply or logistics job as he was too old for active or fighting duty.

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    Ford motor company
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In 1903, in the year that William David Matthew Collins was born, the silent film, The Great Train Robbery opened. Although it was filmed in Milltown, New Jersey, it was a Western. Twelve minutes long, the film used a lot of innovative techniques - some scenes were hand colored and composite editing, on-location shooting, and frequent camera movement were used. Its budget was $150 (about $4000 currently) and was the most popular film until 1915 when Birth of a Nation was released.
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In 1924, he was 21 years old when on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.
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Collins, William Collins, William (Died 1902) Collins, William Collins, William (c. 1897 - Jul 10, 1916) Collins W, William Collins, William (1892 - Nov 22, 1976) Collins, William (c. 1892 - Apr 12, 1916) Collins, William (1859 - Jul 26, 1930) Collins, William Collins, William (Sep 30, 1901 - May 25, 1991)

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Collins, Edith (Born Jul 14, 1898) Collins, Scott (Born 1878) Collins, Mary (Born 1873) Collins, Virgil Collins, Margaret A (Born Dec 2, 1914) Collins, Henry (Born 1894) Collins, Bessie (Born Dec 18, 1908) Collins, Carl (Born Jul 19, 1915) Collins, Cuba (Born 1911) Collins, Cora Ann (Born Feb 28, 1914)
Collins, La Wanna (Born Jan 19, 1927) Collins, Howard (Born Jan 4, 1930) Collins, Bertha (Born 1902) Collins, Robert (Born Apr 18, 1897) Collins, Theodore (Sep 5, 1902 - Sep 1978) Collins, James (Born Jan 20, 1868) Collins, Hubert Collins, Cora H.h.collins, Wlm. (Born Sep 8, 1859) Collins, Alice (Born Feb 1934)
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