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Patrick Collins

In memory of:

Fireman and Trimmer Patrick Collins

November 28, 1941

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Merchant Navy

Unit:

Canadian Merchant Navy

Division:

SS Empire Kingsley (Greenock, Scotland) (168972)

Additional Information

Born:

January 20, 1918
Belfast, Northern Ireland

His full name is Patrick Joseph Collins.

Son of Owen Collins and Winnifred McCormack, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Brother of Sapper Owen Collins of the Royal Canadian Engineers Corps and Private Mac Collins of the 1st Battalion of the Governor General's Foot Guards. They fought in Europe and survived the war.

He served for a time with the Régiment blindé de Trois-Rivières, Québec before transferring to the Canadian Merchant Navy. He drowned at sea on 28 November 1941.

Commemorated on Page 268 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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  • Photo of PATRICK COLLINS– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of PATRICK COLLINS – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Patrick Collins on the family grave marker at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Patrick Collins on the family grave marker at Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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