Oscar COLLINGTON

Regimental number31398
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, A Collington, Marlow, Bay of Islands
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 22 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave No 3), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Mary Collington, Marlow, Towai, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17

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