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Thomas Collins

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Gravemarker, wooden, Napier (Old) Cemetery (kindly provided by family) - No known copyright restrictions

Gravemarker, wooden, Napier (Old) Cemetery (kindly provided by family) - No known copyright restrict …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Collins AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    New Zealand Wars AWMM
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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  • Military service
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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Grey AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Married Elizabeth Willis 1863, in Auckland New Zealand

    Headstone text: In memory of Thomas Collins, Late HM 65th Regiment. Died August 6th 1973, aged 28 years. I will go to him but he will not return to me AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 August 1873 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Cemetery
    Napier (Old) Cemetery, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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