Charles Wellington Collins 342611

Charles Wellington Collins       342611

Charles Wellington Collins was born in Centre Dummer, on May 20^th 1899. His father, William John Collins and mother, Jane Evans, farmed in the township.  The family might have moved to another farm on lot 1, concession 1 of the township in 1911.

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Charles was living at 474 Montrose Ave. in Toronto and working as a salesman when he enlisted there on May 23^rd, 1918.  He joined with the 71^st Battery, Canadian Field Artillery.  He was 19 years old, single and had no previous military experience.  He was described as 5 foot, 6 inches with a fair complexion, brown eyes and light brown hair. He was a Baptist.   He listed his next of kin as Jane Collins, mother, as living in Peterborough.

Gunner Collins entered the No. 2 Artillery Depot and after 5 months training at Stanley Barracks, Toronto, entered the hospital suffering from Influenza.  He recovered and left the hospital four days later on November 6^th 1918.   Later that month Collins was examined and determined to have hyperthyroidism and symptoms of slight tremors.  He was discharged as medically unfit from Exhibition Camp, Toronto, on December 03, 1918. 

Source:

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths- 1869-1913. MS 929, reels 1-245. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario.

Library and Archives Canada.  “Soldiers of the First World War 1914-1918.”   online: (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), Accessed December 08 , 2014.

Library and Archives Canada online: (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), Census of 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2004.

Library and Archives Canada online: (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), Census of 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2007.