Albert Edward COLLINS

Regimental number51008
Date of birth31 December 1890
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotorman
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 11"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Collins, 12 Donald McLean Street, Wellington South
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 March 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit4th Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1919
Discharge date15 April 1918
Other details

Married Edith May Eades, Wellington, 19 May 1917 (Methodist minister).

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Marched into Discharge Depot, Torquay, 3 December 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Willochra', 1 February 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: deafness), 15 April 1918.

Total war service: 1 year 34 days (of which 280 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal

Death not due to war service.
Date of death28 November 1918
Age at death28
Place of burialKarori Cemetery, Wellington
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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