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Neville Murray Collins

 Neville Murray Collins

Person details

Forename(s) Neville Murray
Surname Collins
Rank Second Lieutenant
Regiment Royal Fusiliers
Age 21
Death Killed in action
Place of Death Western Europe > Belgium > Dunkirk
Date of Death 31/05/1940
Year of Entry 1932
House Letter B
School Notes Junior Scholar; Heathcote Classical Scholar; Debating, Classical and Political Societies; Editor of The Radleian
Comments Eldest son of Lt. Col. Neville Collins, OR
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Unit 2nd Battalion
Prefect School Prefect
Military Decorations
Album Number 21
Battle Evacuation of Dunkirk
Previous Regiment
Burial or Cemetery Belgium > De Panne
Citations
Archives Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives
Post School Balliol College, Oxford
Prep School Moorland House
Prisoner of War
Radlein Obituary June 16th 1940. Killed in action in Flanders, May 1940, Neville Murray Collins. The eldest son of Lt.-Col. Neville Collins, O.R, he came to Radley (Mr. Nugee's, B) as a Junior Scholar in the summer of 1932. He was a House Prefect and also Heathcote Classical Scholar. Although a good runner (he won he Senior 220 yards in 1936) his chief interests and activities were literary. As clerk of the Debating Society he will be remembered by his contemporaries for his forceful speeches. His style was humorous, racy and convincing. He was a great supporter of the Classical and Political Societies and for two years was an editor of the Radleian. After leaving he went up to Bailiol College, Oxford, where he got a second class Honour Mods. He had always intended to enter the Army as a University Candidate and in November 1939, he was gazetted to the Royal Fusiliers.
Service Number 86392
Place of Birth