Profile image
Military service
Service number:
437320
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Division:
2nd Bn.
Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
November 6, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 10 - 26 - 28
Digital gallery of Private John Willliam Collins
-
Inscription on Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial
-
Photo of JOHN WILLLIAM COLLINS
Private John William Collins enlisted in Edmonton with the 51st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force on May 22nd, 1915.He arrived in England on 28 April, 1916 having sailed on the S.S. Missanabie from Halifax, NS. On 9 June, 1916 he was taken on strength with the 2nd Battalion (Eastern Ontario) then wounded at Mourquet Farm on 6 September 1916 and sent to England for treatment and convalescence. Collins returned to France in January 1917 where he was transferred back to the 2nd Battalion. He fought in the Somme and at Vimy Ridge. While serving with the 2nd Battalion at Passchendaele, he was killed in action during the attack on November 6, 1917. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Newspaper clipping
From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private John Willliam Collins
Digital gallery of
Private John Willliam Collins
Digital gallery of
Private John Willliam Collins
Digital gallery of
Private John Willliam Collins
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 218 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.