South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Arras Memorial |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After June 1916 in France | Silver Badge # 56502 | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Circumstances or Cause of Death | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| German Spring Offensive | May 1916 at Warwick | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Achiet le Grand? | Pvt 18259 Royal Warwickshire | |
Circumstances of Death
| Victor is listed as being killed in action on 22 March 1918. The 10th Battalion war diary entry for that day refers to a "Special Report covering the 21st to 29th March" but unfortunately the report is not attached to the war diary and appears to have been lost as the Royal West Surrey Association don't have it either. Therefore it is not, at this stage, possible to say how Victor was killed other than it was the 2nd day of the German Spring Offensive. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Oct Qtr 1898 in Pershore | 9 Nov 1898 at Pershore, St. Andrews |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederick William and Ellen Collins | 39 Albert Street, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1898 - Newlands, Holy Cross, Pershore | 1911 - School |
| 1901 - Newlands, Holy Cross, Pershore | |
| 1911 - 39 Albert St, Warwick | |
| 1918 - 39 Albert St, Warwick | |
- Brother of Percy Frederick Collins who also fell
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography