| Regimental number | 129 |
| Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| School | Bairnsdale District School of Mines |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Metallurgist |
| Address | Picnic Point, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Next of kin | Father, David Collins, Picnic Point, Bairinsdale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXV, Row G, Grave No. 7), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Caroline COLLINS, Bairnsdale, Victoria |