Robert William COLLINSON

Regimental number10/2893
Addressc/o W Perry, Penrose, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W Collinson, Aldborough, Hull, Yorkshire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit17th (Ruahine) Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William John and Kezia Ann Collinson, Carlton Lane, Aldbrough, Hull, England
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh