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George Leighton Collins

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Split negative of serviceman Lieutenant George Leighton Collins (top left) and his brother and fellow serviceman, Dudley Rex Collins (top right). These servicemen are seated together in their army uniforms. Photograph (ref: SW1923-1965.00574) held by Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth, New Zealand : pukeariki.com - Please do not reproduce without permission from Puke Ariki. Contact images@pukeariki.com for more information.

Split negative of serviceman Lieutenant George Leighton Collins (top left) and his brother and fello …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Leighton AWMM
  • Surname
    Collins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    258805 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 August 1920 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 33 Newton Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T.J. Collins (wife), C/o Mrs R. Warburton, Devon Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    258805 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 May 1978 AWMM
    Age 57 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St John the Baptist (Anglican) Churchyard, Waimate North, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 10 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1943 to 31st March, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 10: WW2 18 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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