| Regimental number | 4348 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Osborne's Flat, Victroia |
| Place of birth | Yackandandah, Victoria |
| School | Osborne's Flat State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Address | Osborne Flat, Yackandandah, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs N Bluntish, Osborne Flat, Yackandandah, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
2 March 1917 Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 40 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 4), Haucourt, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Denis and Eliza COLLINS |
| Family/military connections | Nephew: 58 Pte Thomas Joseph COLLINS, 38th Bn, killed in action, 13 January 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Died of wounds whilst a prisoner of war. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |