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Military service
Age:
35
Rank:
Able Seaman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Daybreak (West Hartlepool, England)
Birth:
January 1, 1882
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
December 24, 1917
North Atlantic
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On 24 December 1917, the Daybreak was sailing off the Irish coast when it was torpedoed by U-87 one mile (1.5 km) east of the South Rock lightship, Ireland. She sank in just under five minutes with 21 crew members, including the captain, in position 54°25'N/05°20'W.
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The 480 fallen Canadians lost at sea, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
The tower Hill Memorial is located in London, England at Tower Hill and across from the Tower of London. This Memorial is dedicated to the 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen, fishing fleet workers and other on-board crew lost during the First World War. Included on this list are the 480 Canadians that gave their lives in the cause of the Great War. (J. Stephens)
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Able Seaman Collins
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Able Seaman Collins
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 20 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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