Herbert Brayley Collett

Herbert Brayley Collett (1877–1947) was an Australian soldier and politician. Born in England, he emigrated to Western Australia, worked in the public service and rose as an officer in the citizen forces. In the First World War he became the first commanding officer of the 28th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force, which he led in Egypt and at Gallipoli, and he later wrote the battalion's history. After the war he sat in the Australian Senate for Western Australia for many years and served as a minister.