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William John Collins

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Portrait of Lance Corporal William John Collins, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 1 / F886 50. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Lance Corporal William John Collins, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 1 / F886 50. Image …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Collins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 26/1180 AWMM
    • WWII 23077 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 October 1896 AWMM AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Te Hoe Rural Delivery, Ohinewai, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Te Hoe Rural Delivery, Ohinewai, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 W.J. Collins (father), Tahuna, Morrinsville, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs E.E.A. Collins (wife), CPO, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

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Military decorations

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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
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • 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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  • Commanding Officer (CO) of 25 Infantry Battalion, October - December 1945. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      24: 29 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 94 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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