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Arthur Roy Collins

In memory of:

Private Arthur Roy Collins

May 24, 1952

Military Service

Service Number:

C-12494

Age:

44

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

RCR

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, CSVM & Clasp, War Medal 1939-45. Mentioned in despatches.

Additional Information

Born:

March 27, 1908
Carleton Place, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 11, 1950
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Fred Collins. Husband of Mrs. Phyllis Kathleen (née Chapman) Collins, father of Peter Stewart Collins of Ottawa, Ontario. He had Second World War service in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps where he held the position of cook. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War was unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 13 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OTTAWA (PINECREST) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

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  • Inscription– Private ARTHUR ROY COLLINS is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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    Inscription – Private ARTHUR ROY COLLINS is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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