Difference between revisions of "Collins Joseph Pte 3133995"

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|Date of birth=Born Greenock 1919/20.
 
|Date of birth=Born Greenock 1919/20.
 
|Age=22
 
|Age=22
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.  Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served Iceland?  DIED of WOUNDS 31/8/42 while with 11th Bn DLI.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.  Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served Iceland?  DIED in the UK 31/8/42 while with 11th Bn DLI.
|Died/Killed in action=31-Aug-42 in the UK.
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|Died/Killed in action=Died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at 6 pm on 31-Aug-42 in the Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire.
|Home address=Resident of Greenock.  Son of Thomas and Margarate (?Margaret) Collins, Greenock.  Buried Grave 389, Section T.T. Greenock Cemetery.
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|Home address=Resident of Greenock.  Shipyard Labourer.  Son of Thomas and Margaret Collins, 10, Lansbury Street, Greenock.  Buried Grave 389, Section T.T. Greenock Cemetery.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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It is not clear how or when Pte Collins sustained the injuries from which he diedIf this was in Iceland it is not mentioned in the Battalion War Diary.  A copy of his Death Certificate would presumably supply relevant information.
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A copy of Pte Collins' Death Certificate was obtained via the "Scotland's People" Website and that provided the relevant information included aboveSome records had suggested that he died of wounds, but this appeared unlikely, given his service up to that point, and the lack of any information in the Battalion War Diary.

Latest revision as of 20:34, 31 October 2016

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Name Collins Joseph
Army number 3133995
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Greenock 1919/20.
Age 22
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Trf to The Durham Light Infantry 26/6/40, Posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Iceland? DIED in the UK 31/8/42 while with 11th Bn DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis at 6 pm on 31-Aug-42 in the Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire.
Home address Resident of Greenock. Shipyard Labourer. Son of Thomas and Margaret Collins, 10, Lansbury Street, Greenock. Buried Grave 389, Section T.T. Greenock Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI

A copy of Pte Collins' Death Certificate was obtained via the "Scotland's People" Website and that provided the relevant information included above. Some records had suggested that he died of wounds, but this appeared unlikely, given his service up to that point, and the lack of any information in the Battalion War Diary.