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| William Alexander COLLINS (1876 - 1945) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| William Alexander COLLINS (1876 - 1945) + Frances Evelyn (Evie) PRITCHARD (1894 - 1990) |
Thomas COLLINS (1840 - ) | |||
| Henrieta (Hetty) BROWN ( - 1898) | ||||
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Pic P1. 34610 Gunner W. A. COLLINS 7 Field Artillery Brigade 8th October 1945 Age 45 Pic S1. In Loving Memory Pic 1. 34610 Gunner |
| b. 1876 at Coleraine, Ireland |
| m. 1927 Frances Evelyn (Evie) PRITCHARD (1894 - 1990) at Queensland, Australia |
| d. 1945 at Gladstone, Queensland, Australia aged 69 |
| Near Relatives of William Alexander COLLINS (1876 - 1945) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | Arthur PRITCHARD | |||||
| Mother in Law | Amy Ann ALLPORT | 14 Aug 1867 | Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia | |||
| Father | Thomas COLLINS | 1840 | ||||
| Mother | Henrieta (Hetty) BROWN | 1898 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Self | William Alexander COLLINS | 1876 | Coleraine, Ireland | 1945 | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | 69 |
| Wife | Frances Evelyn (Evie) PRITCHARD | 1894 | Frankford, Tasmania, Australia | 1990 | Buderim, Queensland, Australia | 96 |
| Nephew | Garth Perronet PRITCHARD | 1911 | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Niece | Alexandra Perronet PRITCHARD | 1916 | Queensland, Australia | 2001 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | 85 |
| Brother in Law | Perronet Arthur PRITCHARD | 1885 | Westbury, Tasmania, Australia | |||
| Brother in Law | Edward Delgrave (de Grave) PRITCHARD | 1887 | Westbury, Tasmania, Australia | 1945 | Atherton, Queensland, Australia | 58 |
| Brother in Law | Phillip Noel PRITCHARD | 1888 | Frankford, Tasmania, Australia | 1918 | Villers Bretonneux, France | 30 |
| Sister in Law | Dorothy Gwendolline PRITCHARD | 1891 | Frankford, Tasmania, Australia | 1964 | Queensland, Australia | 73 |
| Events in William Alexander COLLINS (1876 - 1945)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1876 | William Alexander COLLINS was born | Coleraine, Ireland | Note 1 | ||
| 1898 | 22 | Death of mother Henrieta (Hetty) BROWN | Queensland, Australia | Note 2 | 52 |
| 1927 | 51 | Married Frances Evelyn (Evie) PRITCHARD (aged 33) | Queensland, Australia | Note 3 | 52 |
| 1945 | 69 | William Alexander COLLINS died | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | Note 4 | 52, 60 |
| 1945 | 69 | Burial | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | Note 5 | 90 |
| Source References: |
| 52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record |
| - Reference = (Marriage) |
| - Notes: Frances Evelyn Pritchard
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name Frances Evelyn Pritchard Marriage Date 10 Feb. 1927 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Date 1927 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Spouse William Alexander Collins Registration Number 000690 Page number 3270 |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: William Alexander Collins
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name William Alexander Collins Death Date 8 Oct. 1945 Death Place Queensland Registration Date 1945 Registration Place Australia Father Thomas Mother Hetty Brown Registration Number 004356 Page number 424 |
| 60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 17 Oct 1945
Late Mr W. A. Collins One of the best known citizens of the Port Curtis district, Wil- liam Alexander Collins, passed away at his residence, Auckland Hill, Gladstone, last week after a lengthy illness. Born at Coleraine County Derby, Ireland, in 1876, the late Mr Collins came to Aus- tralia when a child. In his voun ger days he was employed by the CQME Co, Ltd. He enlisted in the first AIF in October, 1916, at | Rockhampton, and saw service in France with the 107th howitzer battery. He was discharged in 1918 owing to the effects of gas. In 1920, the late Mr Collins ac cepted the position of superinten- dent of the Ubobo soldier settle ment area, where he remained for three years, and was then appoint- ed land ranger at Gladstone, which position be held until ill-health compelled him to retire in 1935. He married Miss F. E. Pritchard of St Leonard's Tasmania in 1927. Cue daughter, Margaret Anne, is a pupil at the Glennie School, Too- woomba. The late Mr Collins wa 6 a prominent member of the Glad- stone sub-branch of the BSSAILA a member of the Masonic frater- nity and the Gladstone Bowling Club. He was of a studious na- ture, with a quiet reserved dis- position and had a large circle of friends in all parts of the district and other portions of the State. His funeral, which took place from St Saviour's Church of England, was largely attended. The Rev Kirby officiated at thc church and at thc graveside, the pall bearers were'Messrs A. H. P. Friend (Masonic Lodge). P. A. Friend (RSSAILA), A. W. Drewe (Bow- ling Club), G. Matthews (Publi Service, and J. R. F. McDonald and L. Bartlet (long-standing friends). |
| 90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com |
| - Reference = (Burial) |
| - Notes: William Alexander Collins
Birth 1876 Death 8 Oct 1945 (aged 68–69) Queensland, Australia Burial Gladstone Cemetery Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Position 48 Row 3 Section C |
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