Regimental number | 11456 |
Place of birth | Palmers Island, Clarence River, New South Wales |
School | Palmers Island Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yamba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, T A Collins, Yamba, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 5th Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 15), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Andrew and Caroline Annie COLLINS, Yamba, Clarence River, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Eric Ray Pullen, killed in action 5 August 1916; G. Collins, died 15 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |