| Regimental number | 40894 |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M J S Collins, High Street, Timaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 12), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amelia Collins, late of Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand. Wife: Mary Jane Collins, 13 Princes Street, Timaru, New Zealand |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 14 |