John Edward Collin
Service number
2002326
Military unit
510 Field Coy Royal Engineers
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
27 Aug 1940 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of W. H. Collin and Florence E. Collin, of Radford.
Military history
Unknown
Extra information
Reported as : "Accidentally killed" on War Office Daily Casualty List number 303 dated 9th September 1940.
Buried in Old Radford (St. Peter's) churchyard, St. Peter's Street, Radford. Nottingham.
Grave Reference : Row 1.
The Personal Inscription reads : "He laid down his life for King and Country".
Photographs
Photo of John Edward Collin
Photograph of John Edward Collin's headstone in Old Radford (St. Peter's) Churchyard, St. Peter's Street, Radford, Nottingham by Gary Crosby on the 1st July 2022.