His story
Earnest John Collins was a coachman.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/0814. He was attached to Royal Field Artillery.
He died on 23 December 1917, aged 37. He is buried in Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery. His recorded grave or panel reference is II. E. 3.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Coachman
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/0814
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Attachment
- Royal Field Artillery
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 23 December 1917
- Age
- 37
- Cemetery or memorial
- Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery
- Grave reference
- II. E. 3.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 279
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Earnest John Collins”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/collins-earnest-john-tt-0814/.
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