Herbert Brayley Collett (1877–1947)
Colonel Herbert Brayley Collett, former senator and past State president of the R.S.L., collapsed at his home in Mt Lawley and died today. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Colonel Collett, who was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands, in 1877, came to W.A. in 1884. He commanded the W.A. troops in Sydney at the inauguration of the Commonwealth. In 1908 he was appointed to command the 11th Australian Infantry Regiment, becoming a lieutenant-colonel at the age of 31. In World War I he raised, organised, and trained the 28th Battalion, and led it at Gallipoli until the evacuation. He was promoted to colonel in 1918.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- World War I service record, B2455, item Collett H B (National Archives of Australia)
- Trove search
- profile, Western Mail (Perth), 24 September 1931, p 5
- photo, Western Mail (Perth), 24 September 1931, p 5
- the WA government appoints him to a Senate vacancy, Mercury (Hobart), 6 April 1933, p 13
- is elected to the Senate in his own right, Sunday Times (Perth), 7 October 1934, p 3s
- funeral, West Australian, 19 August 1947, p 12
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Collett, Herbert Brayley
- Collett, Annie Eliza (wife)
- Battye, James Sykes (work colleague)
- Dyett, Gilbert Joseph Cullen (colleague)
Citation details
'Collett, Herbert Brayley (1877–1947)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/collett-herbert-brayley-5728/text25339, accessed 8 September 2024.
Herbert Collett, 1940
National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an24170403
Life Summary [details]
Birth
12 November,
1877
St Peter Port,
Guernsey,
Channel Islands
Death
15 August,
1947
(aged 69)
Mount Lawley, Perth,
Western Australia,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
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Education
Occupation
- army officer
- colonial militia (Australia)
- ex-service leader
- liberal/conservative politician
- librarian
- Member of Upper House
- public servant
Military Service
- World War I
- Battle of Passchendaele, 1917
- Battle of Pozieres, 1916
- Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16
- 28th Battalion
Awards
Key Events
Key Organisations
- Freemasons
- Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers' Association of Australia
- Returned and Services League of Australia (WA)