Regimental number | 3516 |
Place of birth | Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England |
School | Superior Public School, Cooma, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 4 |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Reporter |
Address | Mons Street, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Collings, Address Unknown A. Collings, Mons Street, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Special Memorial 18), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Helena Blanche COLLINGS |
Family/military connections | Brother served in South African War and was at the landing at Gallipoli; cousin: Pte King of New Zealand, killed in France. |