South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Lieutenant Herbert Charles COLLINS - 24th Battalion, Manchester Regiment


Died on Sunday, February 11th 1917 aged 27

 h c collins grave for hc collins

Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Etaples Military Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Jan 1916 in France ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
    Warwick All Saints
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of Acute Bronchitis  Commission - Not found in Gazette  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
24th General Hospital, Etaples    Queens College, Oxford
     

Circumstances of Death

Herbert died on 11 Feb 1917 of Pyrexia and Acute Bronchitis at the 24th General Hospital in Etaples.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
29 Apr 1889 in Comilla, India 9 Oct 1889 at Darjeeling, India
   
Parents Names Abode
Arthur Herbert and Esther Ida Collins both deceased
   
Wife Marriage Details
Ela Beatrice Collins nee Dodd Oct Qtr 1914 at Warwick 
   
Schools Colleges
Clifton College, Bristol  Queens College, Oxford
   
Address History Employment History
1889 - Comilla, India 1901 - Scholar at Clifton College
1891 - India 190? - Student at Queens College
1901 - 29 Beaufort Road, Clifton, Bristol 1911 - Pupil to a farmer on Isle of Man
1911 - Water Edge Promenade, Castletown, Isle of Man   
1917 - 34 Broad Street, Warwick  
   
  • Warwick War Memorial Project Biography - we believe that the project identified the wrong man and so have not included the link.