| Regimental number | 27468 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Collins, 47 Forbury Road, St Clair, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in Coastal Defence; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Alice Agusta Collins, 227 Forbury Road, St Clair, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 January 1917, and posted to 4th Company. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 6 April 1917 (hydrocele); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 11 April 1917; to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 12 April 1917; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 27 April 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 4 May 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 8 May 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 May 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896213 |