COLLIER, George Tod
(Service number 35697)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12/03/1896 | Place of Birth | Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | William COLLIER (father), 11 Archer Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 39th Reinforcements Engineers | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 April 1965 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Te Awamutu | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Te Awamutu Cemetery (ashes) | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Tod COLLIER was the youngest son of William and Mary (nee WILSON) COLLIER. James and Robert recorded here were his brothers. Their brother Thomas Wilson COLLIER died of wounds in France in 1918.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [16 September 2014]
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