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Sergeant WILFORD JOHN COLLINS

Service Number: 416097
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Date of Death

Died 06 December 1942

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION

Compt. 15. Grave 25.

United Kingdom

Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension, Rutland, UK (CEM 3831): photos shared by Chris Anderson, Media Officer - December 2019

Photographer: Chris Anderson

  • Country of Service New Zealand
  • Additional Info Son of Edward and Louise Collins, of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Zena Florrie Collins, of Auckland City.
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Buried or commemorated at

COTTESMORE (ST. NICHOLAS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Rutland United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 129
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