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Edward James Collins

In memory of:

Sapper Edward James Collins

October 8, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

259420

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Railway Troops

Additional Information

Born:

September 19, 1893
Broadview, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

December 27, 1917
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of Matthew and Margaret Collins of Broadview, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 387 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Panel 2.

Location:

The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:

1914-1939
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.

On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Headstone in the Collins family plot of the Broadview cemetery, Broadview, SK, commemorating the memory of Edward James who died at sea in 1918.

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    Memorial – Headstone in the Collins family plot of the Broadview cemetery, Broadview, SK, commemorating the memory of Edward James who died at sea in 1918.
  • War Memorial– Cenotaph in Broadview, Saskatchewan commemorating the sacrifice of Edward James Collins.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – Cenotaph in Broadview, Saskatchewan commemorating the sacrifice of Edward James Collins.
  • Medal– Silver Cross and plaque of Edward James Collins and George Donald Collins. Saskatchewan Military Museum in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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    Medal – Silver Cross and plaque of Edward James Collins and George Donald Collins. Saskatchewan Military Museum in Regina, Saskatchewan.
  • Photo of Edward Collins– This was taken a few weeks before embarkation at Halifax in 1918. With him in the picture is his father. Edward died on the crossing to England and was buried at sea. His medals are on display at the Saskatchewan Military Museum in Regina, Saskatchewan. The family had them mounted and moved to Saskatchewan where more of his family reside. He was the son of Matthew and Margaret Collins of Broadview Saskatchewan. Edward's name is included on the grave stone in the Broadview cemetery - Collins Family plot.

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    Photo of Edward Collins
    Photo of Edward Collins – This was taken a few weeks before embarkation at Halifax in 1918. With him in the picture is his father. Edward died on the crossing to England and was buried at sea. His medals are on display at the Saskatchewan Military Museum in Regina, Saskatchewan. The family had them mounted and moved to Saskatchewan where more of his family reside. He was the son of Matthew and Margaret Collins of Broadview Saskatchewan. Edward's name is included on the grave stone in the Broadview cemetery - Collins Family plot.

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