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Chief Steward JOHN WILLIAM COLLINS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy)

H.M.S. Warrior II

Date of Death

Died 11 July 1940

Age 58 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PORTLAND ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY

C. of E. Portion. Grave 677.

United Kingdom

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of John and Jane Mary Collins; husband of Gertrude Josephine Collins.
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Buried or commemorated at

PORTLAND ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
Dorset United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 238
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