Captain George Rowland Collin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Collin,
George Rowland
Date of birth: 1882-06-14
Place of birth: Grantham Lincolnshire England
Name of next of kin: Mary Collin
Relationship of next of kin: Wife
Address of next of kin: 278 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Agent
Address:
278 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Height: 69.5 inches
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-08-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Valley Cemetery, A. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 163502, 164682
Highest Rank:
Captain
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-03-27 to 1918-08-30
- Lieutenant (Army). 1917-12-27 to 1918-03-27
- Captain (Army). 1917-11-16 to 1917-12-27
- Captain (Army). 1917-11-08 to 1917-11-16
- Captain (Army). 1917-06-16 to 1917-11-08
- Captain, 51st Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-09-28 to 1917-06-17
- Captain (Army). 1915-08-06 to 1916-09-28
- Lieutenant (Army). 1915-07-20 to 1915-08-06
- Private (Army). 1915-07-19 to 1915-07-20
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:
KIA at Vis-en-Artois
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 535376
LAC ID:
109964
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B1876-S035
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Thomas Collin and Matilda Collin (nee Brett); husband of Mary Collin
Collin attested September 12, 1915 at Niagara Camp but he had been on strength on July 19, 1915. He was issued Service No. 163502, which was later changed to 164682. But despite the details on the Attestation papers, when he was finally taken on strength of the 84th Battalion from the 109th Regiment, on July 20, 1915 it was as a Lieutenant, and he was promoted to Captain August 6, 1915
Uploader's Research notes:
Son of John Thomas Collin and Matilda Collin (nee Brett); husband of Mary Collin
84th Battalion Nominal Roll
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2023-04-19