| Regimental number | 21656 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Brother, H G Collings, Hornby, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Herbert Giles Collings, Hornby, Christchurch |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 13 |