| Regimental number | 3/2835 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Southampton, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Buttermaker |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35.9 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 166 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, John Albert Collinson, Lytton Road, Gisborne |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The members of the New Zealand Medical Corps attached to the 21st Reinforcements departed on two ships, 'Waitemata' and 'Ulimaroa', on 19 January 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Benjamin and Alice Maud Mary Collinson. Native of Brighton, England |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Joined No 4 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 May 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21897588 |