Joseph Henry Collin
VC (; 10 April 1893 – 9 April 1918) was an
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recipient of the
Victoria Cross
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, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
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forces.
Collin was born on 10 April 1893 to Joseph Collin and Mary MacDermont, of 8 Petteril Terrace, Harraby, Carlisle.
[Collin, Joseph Henry]
Commonwealth War Graves Commission He was 24 years old, and a
second lieutenant in the 1/4th Battalion,
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
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when he was awarded the VC for his actions on 9 April 1918 at
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,
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. He was
killed in action
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whilst performing the act.
Citation
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster, England.
References
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External links
King's Own Royal Regiment Museum*
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British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross
British Army personnel of World War I
British military personnel killed in World War I
King's Own Royal Regiment soldiers
King's Own Royal Regiment officers
People from Jarrow
1893 births
1918 deaths
British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
Military personnel from Tyne and Wear
Territorial Force officers