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Jul 22, 1889
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Born in
Gloucester Township, Ontario to Patrick and Sarah (nee Reynolds) Collins
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Oct 29, 1913
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Married to Annie
Dora McBride in the St. Joseph’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario
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Jul 31, 1916
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Attested into
the 207th Battalion in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 246630
Ø Next of kin given as Dora Ann Collins, wife, 584 Rideau St., Ottawa,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Conductor – (Farmer)
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
The battalion
initially trained at Rockcliffe, Ontario, but in January of 1917 it moved to Amherst, Nova
Scotia for additional training.
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Jan 8, 1917
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After being AWL
(Absent Without Leave), he forfeited 3 day’s pay
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Jun 2, 1917
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Embarked the RMS
Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 7th
Reserve Battalion.
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the
No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot), Etaples, France as part of a draft of 42
reinforcements from England, and TOS (Taken On Strength) of the 21st Battalion.
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Sep 26, 1917
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Left the No. 2
CIBD for the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Sep 27, 1917
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Joined the CCRC
in Villers Au Bois
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Oct 18, 1917
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Left the CCRC
and joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Ourton, France, northwest of Arras.
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Nov 3, 1917
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16 days after
joining the battalion, the men were moved into the front line at Crest Farm, on the
Passchendaele front. The enemy put up a large
artillery barrage followed by an attack of crack German storm troopers.
During this
attack, Private Collins received shrapnel wounds to his back and legs and was first
treated at a field ambulance, but was quickly moved to the No 44 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) where he died of his wounds.
Nine Elms British Cemetery
Poperinghe, Belgium
Following the war the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial
Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. Annie D. Collins, 185 Friel St., Ottawa, Ontario.
A second Memorial
Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs. Patrick Collins, 239 Nepean St., Ottawa, Ontario
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