We remember Henry Rowe Collins

We remember Henry Rowe Collins

Timeline

Timeline

1876
sibling Thomas Collins Source:8972396 1876
1877
sibling Matthew Collins Source:8972396 1877
1878
birth Gweek, Helston, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:8972396 Source:8972422 17th January 1878
1880
sibling Tobias J. Collins Source:8972396 1880
1881
dates Age 3 Source:8972396 3rd April 1881
1881
location Gweek, Wendron, Cornwall United Kingdom parents address Source:8972396 3rd April 1881
1915
employment Miner Canada Source:5576368 1915
1915
dates Age 38 Source:5576368 6th October 1915
1915
enlistment Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Source:8972434 6th October 1915
service Canadian Expeditionary Force 503342 Source:5576368
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Sapper 503342 Canadian Engineers Source:7482183
1916
death Killed in Action A German countermine was detonated below the dugouts and listening posts being excavated by 2nd Tunneling Company in front of the trenches at Armagh Wood, killing many of the party working there. near Ypres Belgium Source:7482183 Source:8972450 2nd June 1916
burial Ypres (menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Panel 10 Source:7482183
sibling James Collins Source:5576368

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry Rowe
Initials HR
Last Name Collins
Source 5576368
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Gweek, Wendron, Cornwall United Kingdom parents address known 3rd April 1881
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 503342
Canadian Expeditionary Force 503342 Canadian Engineers Sapper
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Collins mother
Thomas Collins father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Collins brother
Thomas Collins brother 1876
Matthew Collins brother 1877
Tobias J. Collins brother 1880
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Fair
DateHeightSource
1915-10-06 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915-10-06 Methodist

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew43023
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew43023

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Wendron War Memorial Andrew43023
Sapper Henry Rowe Collins Andrew43023
Menin Gate South: in memory and mourning. Paul CHAPMAN. Andrew43023

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