The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.
18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1927 as a Stoker Second Class. Prior to the Second World War, he saw service in HMA Ships Canberra, Tattoo, Voyager, Swan, Waterhen and Yarra, and at the outbreak of war was serving as a Petty Officer Stoker in HMAS Adelaide. He was posted to the newly commissioned destroyer Napier in 1940, and remained with this ship for three years, being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) in 1942 for his gallantry during the fighting off Crete. Later in 1942, he also received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, in recognition of his 15 years in the RAN. After a brief period in the Nepal in 1943, Collins moved to the Maitland, and then to the corvette HMAS Strahan, in which he saw out the war, being awarded a bar to his DSM in 1945 for service in the South West Pacific and New Guinea areas of operations. Chief Petty Officer Stoker Collins left the navy in 1946, and died in 1990.
SYDNEY, NSW. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER STOKER PERCY ALBERT COLLINS DSM AND BAR (1905-1990). ONLY TWO BARS WERE AWARDED TO RECIPIENTS OF THE DSM IN THE RAN FOR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR 2. COLL
Portrait of Stoker Petty Officer 18665 Percy Alfred Collins, DSM and Bar, Royal Australian Navy; Battle of Crete.
Africa Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1927 as a Stoker Second Class.
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1927 as a Sto
Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (Geo VI). Impressed around edge with recipient's details. 18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Australia
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details. 18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1927 as a Stoker Second Class.
Burma Star with 'PACIFIC' clasp. Medal impressed reverse with recipient's details. 18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1927
Distinguished Service Medal and Bar (Geo VI). Medal impressed around edge with recipient's details. 18665 Percy Albert 'Jumper' Collins was born in Murwillumbah in 1905, and joined the Royal Austral
