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Officer Cadet WALTER OWEN COLLINS

Service Number: 1437547
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

Date of Death

Died 12 February 1945

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI

1. K. 12.

India

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards British Empire Medal
  • Additional Info Son of William Henry and Gertrude Betsy Collins, of Weoley Castle, Birmingham.
  • Personal Inscription REMEMBRANCE IS A GOLDEN CHAIN THAT LINKS US TILL WE MEET AGAIN. MOM, DAD, FAMILY
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Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI
India
Number of casualties: 860
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