| Regimental number | 25/1701 |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard P Collings, Port Quin, Cornwall, England |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916 |
| Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked. |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Died of wounds 22 January 1918 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXXI, Row F, Grave No 18A), Pas de Calais, France |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 8 |
