South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 18 May 1915 | ~ | Kineton |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local actions in Ypres | 15 Dec 1914 at Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| CCS at Lijssenthoek | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
John is listed as being killed in action on 21 Nov 1915. The war diary is not that helpful in identifying when John was wounded and neither have the Warwickshire Roll of Honour nor the Kineton in the Great War book have been able to identify the day.All that can be said is that in the days leading up to his death the battalion were in the front line trenches north of La Brique and were subject to eratic spells of shellfire, click the map reference C.21.c.2.4 for a map of the area.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1895 at Kineton | 6 Oct 1895 at Kineton |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Joseph and Mary Ann Collins | Bridge Street, Kineton |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Kineton C of E School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - Kineton | 1911 - Farm Labourer |
| 1901 - Back Lane, Kineton | 1914 - Groom |
| 1911 - Bridge Street, Kineton | |
| 1914 - Bridge Street, Kineton | |
- John enlisted on the same day and at the same place as R/8207 Freeman and R/8209 Askew
