Gunner George Arthur Collins

Title in English
Finding bodies in a well

Description
Gunner George Arthur Collins was mobilised on 15 November 1916. He was nicknamed Puffy and served in France or Belgium. He described a particular barrage on Guillemont Farm and had kept two spiked German helmets as war trophies. These were eventually disposed. George served in Egypt and Italy (Milano Venice and Lake Garda) and is later thought to have gone to Ireland. Geroge was demobolised in Dover(accoring to stamp) One story he told his family was while he was on the Western Front he went to get water from a well and discovered it was filled with bodies. George's brother mentioned their father had gone to the Royal Garrison Artillery as he had worked with horses. He was stationed in Windsor.

Summary description of items
Demobilisation paper stamped as Dover January 12th 1920 photograph annotated 368 (s) BATTy. A.Sub. Sec. RGA. 1917, Made into a post card. second row first right sitting. reproduction photograph in Egypt by spynx. far right on camel 9 censored postcards from Italy from 19/06/1918- 6/10/1918 Dermione- Lango di Garda 25/09/1918; Venezia Porte dei Sospiri (place crossed out)06/0/918; Milan (censored place) 18/08/1918;19/06/1918 lady on postcard; Venice 01/07/1918; Venice Ponte Sospiri 06/08/1918; flowers 28/08/1918; temple of Santa Maria Del Grazie 23/08/1918; Milan cathedral 30/08/1918 certificate of transfer to reserves 4/02/1920, attested 08/1916- after conscriptions photograph of George Arthur in Military uniform photograph annotation in pencil, middle back row in dessert gear photo with other soldier, sat down in shorts second world war in observer: third left back row George Arthur Collins; fourth left back row is Charlie Edwards; second right, back row Joe Day; first right, back row Jim Martin ("Wimmer")christened Henry; Front row, second left "Higgins"; Third left, front row Tom Tilly; Third right bottom row Goodson (village post man white walton); second right, front row Fred Clarke; First right, front row Fred Dance postcard from the Royal Garrison Aritllery

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ID
17243
Source
http://europeana1914-1918.eu/...
Number of items
32
Person
George Arthur Collins
Born: November 14, 1898 in Old Farm Sheepcote Lane, Paley Street, White Waltham.
Died: February 28, 1973 in Slough
Origin date
1916 – 1920
Language
English
Keywords
Conscientious Objection, Recruitment and Conscription
Fronts
Italian Front, Middle East, Western Front
Location
Italy, Egypt, Belgium, France
Contributor
James Collins
License
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Collection day
REA01