Date2015DescriptionMy Dad
George William Collingwood
was a sergeant in the First World War and served in the Infantry
in the Trenches
and as a Sniper
and Lewis Gunner. His Service Number is recorded as 39762 from the Taranaki Regiment. He fought in France and Belgium. He had some remarkable ‘near misses' during his war service:
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Year: 2015