English Māori William Edward Collins Born 26 June 1882 - Died 9 June 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 23109 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School], 1919[?] - No known copyright rest … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Edward AWMM SurnameCollins AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 23109 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth26 June 1882 AWMM Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 7 September 1915 AWMM Paihiatua, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Maria Sebley (mother), Porangahau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 27 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 23109 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 7 September 1915 AWMM Age 32 AWMM Stock Agent/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 27 May 1916-27 July 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 55 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 4th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 10 inches AWMM Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Frederick Thomas Collins and Maria Collins (nee Ellingham later Mrs John Robert Sebley), of Porangahau, Hawke's Bay.Gained commission as Second Lieutenant on 27 May 1915 (Studholme 1928)."Came to this school in January, 1898. On leaving he joined the staff of Messrs Abraham and Williams, where he received rapid promotion, and at the time of his enlistment was manager of the branch in Pahiatua. He was severely wounded by a bursting shell at Messines, when supervising the digging of a new trench. The stretcher bearers arrived as soon as possible, but he died before they had time to get him to the nearest dressing station. In a letter received from one of the men in his company it is evident that he was a most popular and capable officer." (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School])Mother's surname incorrectly spelled as Selby on the Nominal Roll it is Sebley. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death9 June 1917 AWMM Age 36 AWMM Belgium, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Edward Collins by laying a poppy. William Arthur Collins William Douglas Scott Collins William Edward Collins William Frederick Collins William Frederick Collins Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Edward Collins Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Crusader : official organ of Thirteenth Reinforcements aboard H.M.N.Z.T. No.55 Library / Pictorial › publication London D526.2 CRU Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21896304 Further Reference DocumentsStudholme, J. (1928). New Zealand Expeditionary Force record of personal services during the war of officers, nurses, and first-class warrant officers, and other facts relating to the N.Z.E.F. : unofficial but based on official records. Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 33: 34 AWMM Studholme, J. (1928). New Zealand Expeditionary Force record of personal services during the war of officers, nurses, and first-class warrant officers, and other facts relating to the N.Z.E.F. : unofficial but based on official records. Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM Studholme, J. (1928). p. 83. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License