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NAME:                      Collins, John William  (D W on memorial)
RANK:                      Gunner
UNIT:                      Royal Artillery
BATTALION ETC:             239th Battery, 77th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         1780352
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    4th January 1945 of Colitis, beriberi as POW.
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 40. Born 1904 at Portsmouth.
                           Son of Andrew and Kate Collins.
                           Husband of Mabel Louisa Collins (nee Benfold) of Little Honeyborough, Pembroke.
                           In 1939 they were living at 3 Alfred Street, Portsmouth.