William Edward COLLINS

Regimental number23109
OccupationStock agent
Next of kinMother, Mrs J R Selby, Porangahau, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Maria Selby (formerly Collins), Porangahau, Hawke's Bay, and the late Frederick Collins. Native of Porangahau, Napier
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 34