Difference between revisions of "Collins Joseph Pte 3133995"

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|Army number=3133995
 
|Army number=3133995
 
|Rank=Pte
 
|Rank=Pte
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|Date of birth=Born Greenock 1919/20.
 
|Age=22
 
|Age=22
|Unit=Royal Scots Fusiliers, Trf Durham Light Infantry, Posted 11th Bn DLI 26/6/40, Iceland?, DIED of WOUNDS 31/8/42 with 11th Bn.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Scots FusiliersTrf 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.
|Died/Killed in action=31-Aug-42
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|Died/Killed in action=31-Aug-42 in the UK.
|Home address=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.  Son of Thomas and Margarate (?Margaret) Collins, 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 died.  If this was in Iceland it is not mentioned in the Battalion War Diary.  A copy of his Death Certificate would presumably supply relevant information.

Revision as of 19:51, 31 October 2016

Personnel Entry

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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 of WOUNDS 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 31-Aug-42 in the UK.
Home address Resident of Greenock. Son of Thomas and Margarate (?Margaret) Collins, Greenock. Buried Grave 389, Section T.T. Greenock Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI

It is not clear how or when Pte Collins sustained the injuries from which he died. If this was in Iceland it is not mentioned in the Battalion War Diary. A copy of his Death Certificate would presumably supply relevant information.