John Augustine Collins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Augustine Collins

Royal Australian Navy officer

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1899

Place of Birth: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1989

Profession: diplomat, naval officer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About John Augustine Collins

  • Vice-Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins, (7 January 1899 – 3 September 1989) was a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officer who served in both World Wars, and who eventually rose to become a vice admiral and Chief of Naval Staff.
  • Collins was one of the first graduates of the Royal Australian Naval College to attain flag rank.
  • During the Second World War, he commanded the cruiser HMAS Sydney in the Mediterranean campaign.
  • He led the Australian Naval Squadron in the Pacific theatre and was wounded in the first recorded kamikaze attack, in 1944.

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