Private William Collins was born in Halewood in c.1880. At the time of the 1911 census, he was employed as a Butcher’s Carter and living with his parents, William and Mary, and two brothers, George (26) and Fred (23), at 45 Cobden St, Woolton.

He served in the 1st and 8th Battalions of the King’s Liverpool Regiment, serial number, 267756.

He was wounded (gassed) on July 13, 1917, and died, aged 39, as a result.

Private William Collins is Remembered with Honour at Dozinghem Military Cemetery.