We remember Robert John Collins

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1874
sibling Eliza - Lylie - Collins Source:8704241 1874
1877
birth Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:8704241 9th February 1877
1877
location Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall United Kingdom parents address Source:8704241 9th February 1877
1880
sibling Edwin Collins Source:8704241 1880
1881
location Poor House, Grade, Cornwall United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8704241 3rd April 1881
1883
sibling Edwin Collins Source:8704241 1883
1884
sibling Ellen Lampro Collins Source:8704241 1884
1890
sibling Caroline Harriet Collins Source:8704241 August 1890
1891
sibling Nicholas Collins Source:8704241 1891
1891
location Carlidnack, Mawnan, Cornwall United Kingdom away from home address Source:8704241 5th April 1891
1894
enlistment Devonport, Devon United Kingdom Source:8704241 5th May 1894
1894
service Royal Navy Boy II Class Devonport A.4671 HMS Ganges Source:8704241 5th May 1894 - 1st May 1895
1895
service Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Ganges Source:8704241 2nd May 1895 - 10th May 1895
1895
service Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Boscawen Source:8704241 11th May 1895 - 3rd September 1895
1895
service Royal Navy Boy I Class HMS Dreadnought Source:8704241 4th September 1895 - 3rd January 1896
1896
service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Dreadnought Source:8704241 4th January 1896 - 10th January 1896
1896
service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 11th January 1896 - 3rd March 1896
1896
service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Imperious Source:8704241 4th March 1896 - 11th December 1897
1897
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Imperious Source:8704175 12th December 1897 - 31st August 1899
1899
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) Source:8704175 1st September 1899 - 5th December 1899
1899
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Cambridge Source:8704175 6th December 1899 - 23rd June 1900
1900
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Defiance Source:8704175 24th June 1900 - 25th February 1901
1901
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Ophir Source:8704175 26th February 1901 - 6th November 1901
1901
location HMS Ophir, Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal Egypt military residence address Source:8704241 31st March 1901
1901
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) Source:8704175 7th November 1901 - 4th December 1901
1901
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Illustrious Source:8704175 5th December 1901 - 22nd January 1902
1902
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Caesar Source:8704175 23rd January 1902 - 31st March 1902
1902
service Royal Navy Able Seaman 179651 HMS Orion Source:8704175 1st April 1902 - 23rd October 1903
1903
service Royal Navy Leading Seaman 179651 HMS Orion Source:8704175 24th October 1903 - 31st January 1904
1904
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Orion Source:8704241 1st February 1904 - 24th February 1904
1904
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Leander Source:8704241 25th February 1904 - 4th April 1904
1904
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 5th April 1904 - 4th March 1905
1905
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 5th March 1905 - 4th January 1906
1906
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Sapphire II Source:8704241 5th January 1906 - 17th May 1908
1906
marriage Gertrude Annie Bray Source:8704241 1st November 1906 - May 1911
1908
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 18th May 1908 - 3rd October 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 4th October 1908 - 21st November 1908
1908
service Royal Navy Petty Officer II Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 22nd November 1908 - 31st January 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 1st February 1909 - 3rd May 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Talbot Source:8704241 4th May 1909 - 15th August 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 16th August 1909 - 22nd October 1909
1909
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Talbot Source:8704241 23rd October 1909 - 15th December 1910
1910
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 16th December 1910 - 29th January 1911
1911
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 30th January 1911 - 23rd May 1911
1911
location HMS Defiance, Hamoaze, Cornwall United Kingdom military residence address Source:8704241 2nd April 1911
1911
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 24th May 1911 - 16th September 1911
1911
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 17th September 1911 - 15th December 1911
1911
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid II Source:8704241 16th December 1911 - 2nd October 1914
1912
marriage Alberta Evelina Wadge Source:8704241 27th April 1912 - 1920
1913
children George Nicholas Collins Source:8704241 3rd January 1913
1913
location 41 Alcester Street, Devonport, Devon United Kingdom their own address Source:8704241 3rd January 1913
1913
children Robert John - Jack - Collins Source:8704241 26th December 1913
1913
location 81 Alexandra Road, Devonport, Devon United Kingdom their own address Source:8704241 26th December 1913
1914
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 3rd October 1914 - 20th June 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 21st June 1915 - 27th June 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Medusa Source:8704241 28th June 1915 - 3rd October 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid I Source:8704241 4th October 1915 - 26th March 1916
1916
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Sandfly Source:8704241 27th March 1916 - 18th October 1917
1917
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Vivid Source:8704241 19th October 1917 - 21st November 1917
1917
children Uletta De Jean Collins Source:8704241 17th November 1917
1917
location 39 Keyham Street, Weston Mill, Plymouth, Devon United Kingdom their own address Source:8704241 17th November 1917
1917
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 22nd November 1917 - 6th December 1917
1917
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Mandate Source:8704241 7th December 1917 - 4th February 1919
1919
service Royal Navy Petty Officer I Class HMS Defiance Source:8704241 5th February 1919 - 12th March 1919
1919
employment Coastguard HM Coastguard Rush Ireland Source:8704241 1st May 1919 - September 1921
1920
location Coastguard, Rush Ireland their own address Source:8704241 1920
1921
marriage Mary Catherine Collins Source:8704241 12th March 1921 - 3rd June 1958
1921
location Union Jack Club - services hostel - Waterloo Road, London United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8704241 September 1921
1921
employment Coastguard HM Coastguard Dover, Kent United Kingdom Source:8704241 October 1921 - December 1923
1921
location Coastguard, Dover, Kent United Kingdom their own address Source:8704241 December 1921
1924
employment Coastguard HM Coastguard Studland, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8704241 January 1924 - December 1925
1924
location Coastguard house, Studland, Dorset United Kingdom their own address Source:8704241 1924 - 1926
1926
employment Coastguard HM Coastguard Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8704241 January 1926 - December 1937
1927
location Coastguard house, Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8704241 1927 - 1937
1937
location 6 Mount Scar, Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom their own address Source:8704241 1937 - 1980
employment Labourer Unknown Mylor, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:8704241
service Royal Navy 179651 Source:8704175
1958
death Not War Related Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8704241 3rd June 1958

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert John
Initials RJ
Last Name Collins
Source 8704174
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
39 Keyham Street, Weston Mill, Plymouth, Devon United Kingdom their own address known 17th November 1917
41 Alcester Street, Devonport, Devon United Kingdom their own address known 3rd January 1913
6 Mount Scar, Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom their own address 1937 - 1980
81 Alexandra Road, Devonport, Devon United Kingdom their own address known 26th December 1913
Carlidnack, Mawnan, Cornwall United Kingdom away from home address known 5th April 1891
Coastguard house, Studland, Dorset United Kingdom their own address 1924 - 1926
Coastguard house, Swanage, Dorset United Kingdom other group residence address 1927 - 1937
Coastguard, Dover, Kent United Kingdom their own address known December 1921
Coastguard, Rush Ireland their own address known 1920
Corgerrick, Kuggar, Cornwall United Kingdom parents address known 9th February 1877
HMS Defiance, Hamoaze, Cornwall United Kingdom military residence address known 2nd April 1911
HMS Ophir, Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal Egypt military residence address known 31st March 1901
Poor House, Grade, Cornwall United Kingdom other group residence address known 3rd April 1881
Union Jack Club - services hostel - Waterloo Road, London United Kingdom other group residence address known September 1921
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 179651
Royal Navy Devonport A.4671 HMS Ganges Boy II Class
Royal Navy HMS Ganges Boy I Class
Royal Navy HMS Boscawen Boy I Class
Royal Navy HMS Dreadnought Boy I Class
Royal Navy HMS Dreadnought Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy HMS Imperious Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy HMS Orion Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Leander Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Sapphire II Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer II Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Talbot Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Talbot Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid II Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Medusa Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid I Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Sandfly Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Vivid Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Mandate Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy HMS Defiance Petty Officer I Class
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Imperious Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Cambridge Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Defiance Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Ophir Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Illustrious Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Caesar Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Orion Able Seaman
Royal Navy 179651 HMS Orion Leading Seaman
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
George Nicholas Collins son 3rd January 1913
Robert John - Jack - Collins son 26th December 1913
Uletta De Jean Collins daughter 17th November 1917
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Mary Collins nee Lampra mother
Nicholas Collins father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza - Lylie - Collins sister 1874
Edwin Collins brother 1880
Edwin Collins brother 1883
Ellen Lampro Collins sister 1884
Caroline Harriet Collins sister August 1890
Nicholas Collins brother 1891
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gertrude Annie Bray wife 1st November 1906
Alberta Evelina Wadge wife 27th April 1912
Mary Catherine Collins wife 12th March 1921
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Hazel Black
DateHeightSource
1894-05-05 5'9"

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1877 birth of RJC Ian57912
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1913 birth of son Geroge Ian57912
1913 birth of son Robert Ian57912
1917 birth of daughter Uletta Ian57912
1921 marriage of RJC and Mary Catherine Collins Ian57912

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