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Surname: COLLINGS
Forename(s): Frank Thomas
Place of Birth: Antony, Cornwall
Service No: 218555
Rank: Petty Officer
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Navy
Battalion / Unit: H.M.S. 'Indefatigable'
Division: ---
Age: 32
Date of Death: 1916-05-31
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 11.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Frank (Francis) Thomas Collings (born 3 March 1884) was the son of John and Ellen Collings, née Goodman. John was born at Stoke Gabriel, Devon and Ellen at Antony, Cornwall.
1891 Antony, Cornwall Census: Frank Collins, aged 7 years, born Antony, son of John and Ellen Collins.
Frank was married to Beatrice Maud Brock in 1910.
1911 Torpoint, Cornwall Census: 2, Crescent - Francis Thomas Collings, aged 27 years, born Antony Village, Cornwall, Seaman, Royal Navy; husband of Beatrice Maud Collings, aged 24 years, born Torpoint.
Frank's half-sister, Bessie, lived at Glusburn, Yorkshire, she was married to Milton Peter Smith in 1903. (See 'Craven Herald' and 'West Yorkshire Pioneer' articles). Frank's sister, May, was also living at Glusburn in 1911.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Frank. Name(s) on card(s): Widow: Beatrice Maud, born 13.12.1886. Address: 34, Fore Street, Torpoint. Children: Francis W., born 6.10.11.
Frank is commemorated on the Antony, St. Johns, Sheviocke, Wilcove and Torpoint War Memorial.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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Petty Officer Frank Thomas COLLINGS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Navy
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Antony, St. Johns, Sheviocke, Wilcove and Torpoint War Memorial
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09 June 1916
THREE CROSSHILLS NAVAL MEN
Mrs. Milton Smith, of the Vineries, Crosshills, is anxious as to the fate of her three brothers, who are in the Naval Service. It is known that two of them took part in last week's engagement. One, 1st Class Petty Officer Frank Collings, was on the Indefatigable, from which, according to official reports, no one was saved. He was a married man with one child residing at Tor Point, Cornwall. Another, Able Seaman Harry Collings, was on the super-dreadnought Marlborough, which was torpedoed, but is said to have returned safely to port. He is a single man and also resides at Tor Point. The remaining brother, Chief Petty Officer Wm. Collings, was on Monitor 30, which was recently sunk in the Mediterranean. On that occasion he was saved, and Mrs. Smith does not know whether he has been transferred to any of the vessels which took part in the big battle.
16 June 1916
COLLINGS – Killed in naval action, First Class Petty Officer Frank Collings, H.M.S. ‘Indefatigable,’ brother of Mrs. Milton Smith, The Vineries, Crosshills.
16 June 1916
THE NORTH SEA BATTLE – CROSSHILLS OFFICER LOST
Mrs. Milton Smith, of the Vineries, Crosshills, who had three brothers serving in the Royal Navy, received news last week that one of these, First Class Petty Officer Frank Collings, had gone down on his ship, the ‘Indefatigable,’ in the battle in the North Sea. Another brother, Chief Petty Officer William Collings, was on a monitor boat which was recently sunk in the Mediterranean, but was saved on that occasion, and his sister, who does not know whether he has since been transferred to one of the ships which took part in the battle, is anxiously waiting to hear from him. The third brother, Able Seaman Harry Collings, was on the super-Dreadnought ‘Marlborough,’ and is reported safe and sound.
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09 June 1916
ANXIOUS SISTERS AT CROSSHILLS
Deep anxiety is felt by Mrs. Milton Smith, of the Vineries, Crosshills, and her three sisters at Glusburn, as to the safety of their three brothers who are in the Navy. It is definitely known that two of the brothers were on vessels engaged in the naval battle of last week. One of the brothers, Frank Collins, Petty Officer, was on the ‘Indefatigable’, and it is feared that there is little hope for his safety. Harry Collins, Able Seaman, was on the super-dreadnought ‘Marlborough’, which was torpedoed, but which is reported to be in harbour. William Collins, Chief Petty Officer, was on Monitor 30 when it went down recently, but was saved. It was not known whether he was transferred to one of the vessels engaged in the recent battle. Mrs. Marfield, husband of Pte. Dick Marfield, of the Duke of Wellington’s, left for France on Sunday last. Mrs. C. Brown’s husband is also engaged on military duties. Both ladies are sisters of the young men engaged in the battle, and they are anxious regarding their brothers.
Mrs. Stirk of Ashfield, Crosshills, has received good news in a letter regarding the safety of her son, Assistant-Paymaster W. Stirk, who was on the destroyer ‘Falconer’.
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