Dennis William Collins was born on Feburary 10th, 1898. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.
When he arrived in Canada in May 1913, he stayed at the Coombe House of Hespeler, Ontario. The Coombe House was an orphanage that housed boys and girls sent to Canada from Ireland.
Mr. Collins worked as a farm hand prior to enlisting. On Collins' attestation paper he lists his father, also Dennis Collins, as his next of kin who was still living in Ireland at the time of his enlistment. His father lived at 20 Mayfair St. Belfast, Ireland.
Dennis was a single man with no previous military history. He was a Methodist.
On September 5th, 1916, Dennis enlisted at the age of 18. He was assigned to the 208th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry and his regimental number was 249897. During the war the 208th Battalion was absorbed by the 102th Battalion. Dennis was wounded in France as part of the 102 Battalion on September 30, 1918.
He returned to Canada after the war on April 23, 1919. Dennis lived in Kitchener at 51 Strange Street and worked as a wire worker.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Collins, Dennis
Enlisted September 1916 with the 208th Battalion.
He was one of the boys from the Coombe Home of Hespeler, Ontario.