COLLINGS, Bertram Charles
(Service number 39170)
| First Rank | private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 11/05/1884 | Place of Birth | Cromwell |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Frederick Arthur Collings (father) Post Office, Hawea Flat | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 21st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A COmpany | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 74, Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 15 (North Auckland) COmpany | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 October 1917 | Age | 32 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebek, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Frederick Arthur and Sarah Ann Collings, 122 North St, Timaru
Sources
war record open in Archives
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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