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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 347" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Collins </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William Albert </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>New Zealand Commandos </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>46985 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>27th July 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery,New Caledonia 4.9 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 28.11.1919 Palmerston North,Wellington,New Zealand</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of William Charles and Annie Eliza (nee Hudson) Collins,115 College Street, Palmerston North,Wellington,New Zealand</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>bacon factory hand and scoutmaster in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>former 36 Bn</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Mention in Despatches,Silver Star(US)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA New Georgia </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em><em>London Gazette 36382, 15th February 1944, Page 828</em></em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-collins-grave.39168/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39168-ab2128b26826bb2d7ec6d6c09dc64fe4.jpg?1695212528" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 347, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Collins [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]William Albert [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]New Zealand Commandos [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sergeant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]46985 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]27th July 1943 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]23 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery,New Caledonia 4.9 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 28.11.1919 Palmerston North,Wellington,New Zealand[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of William Charles and Annie Eliza (nee Hudson) Collins,115 College Street, Palmerston North,Wellington,New Zealand[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]bacon factory hand and scoutmaster in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]former 36 Bn[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Mention in Despatches,Silver Star(US)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA New Georgia [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I][I]London Gazette 36382, 15th February 1944, Page 828[/I][/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-collins-grave.39168/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39168-ab2128b26826bb2d7ec6d6c09dc64fe4.jpg?1695212528[/IMG][/URL][/I][/I][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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