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COLLINS, John
(Service number 26565)

Aliases
First Rank Rifleman Last Rank

Birth

Date 10 October 1895 Place of Birth Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Hairdresser
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs C. COLLINS (mother), Edward Street, Timaru
Religion Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 8th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company
Date 23 September 1916
Transport Pakeha
Embarked From Wellington Destination Devonport, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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Prisoner of War Information

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Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
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Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date Age
Place of Death
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Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of Cornelius & Julia (nee CONWAY) COLLINS, of Timaru. Brother of Francis COLLINS killed in action, 3 May 1917, France (Australian Forces).

Sources

Cenotaph Database [28 July 2013]

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