COLLINS, Herbert
(Service number 7/799)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | June 1874 (1872) | Place of Birth | Invercargill, Southland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 28 November 1914 | Age | 40 yrs 1 mth (8?) |
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Salesman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War - E Squadron of the English Contingent; Eighth Contingent | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Anna COLLINS (mother), 2 Upland Road, Kelburn, Wellington (later in Christchurch) | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914/15 Star | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 August 1915 | Age | 40 |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | Killed in action (Believed Dead Result of B of E) | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Mary's Anglican Church, Timaru; Timaru South African War Memorial; Foresters' Lodge Roll of Honour | ||
Biographical Notes
Herbert COLLINS (Bert) was the son of James Francis & Anna M. COLLINS, of 118 Upland Rd, Kelburn, Wellington. Also served in South African War (Service No. 5605). Was on staff of C.F.C.A. - head of the hardware department; remembered in photo in public portion of their office. Member of Forests' Lodge. Herbert was first reported missing on 28 August 1915, then reported believed dead.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [16 August 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5515 0001091) [18/20 August 2013]; CWGC [11 August 2013]; Timaru Herald, 21 September 1915, 23 September 1915, 19 July 1919, 14 July 1920 (PapersPast) [23 October 2013, 07 November 2013; 30 August 2014]
External Links
Related Documents
- Past Times page, Timaru Herald - 2 Dec 2014 (pdf, 4.5 MB updated 09-Jan-2015)
- Mountainview High School Roll of Honour (pdf, 809.5 KB updated 13-May-2016)
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