Rupert COLLIN

Regimental number6/2492
AddressAshley-Clinton, Takapau, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, J P Collin, Heatherglades, Ashley-Clinton, Takapau, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Perrott Collin, JP, Everglades, Takapau, Hawke's Bay, and the late Caroline Francis Collin. Native of Huntingdonshire, England
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 10/2556 Bryan Alwyn COLLIN; 10/2555 Bertie Eustace COLLIN; 10/2557 Ewan Gerald COLLIN
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth

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