| Regimental number | 7/799 |
| Address | Timaru |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ann Collins, 2 Upland Road, Kelburn, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 19 Apimara on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Francis and Anna M Collins, 118 Upland Road, Kelburn, Wellington. Served in the South African Campaign. Born at Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Third |