Hugh COLLINS

Regimental number2/2388
Address'Kenmont', Island Bay, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Collins, 'Kenmont', Island Bay, Wellington
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Catherine Lilias Collins, 'Kenmont', 39 Melbourne Road, Island Bay, Wellington
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth