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948 PRIVATE ERNEST CHARLES COLLINGTON
RAILWAY PIONEER REGIMENT

Outline of Service

1. PERSONAL DATA

1. 1. Nationality: British
      
   2. Religion: Unknown
      
   3. Trade: Fitter
      
   4. d. Home Address: Fairlawn, Selsey, near Chichester, Sussex
      
   5. Next of Kin: Florence B. Collington (sister)

2. MILITARY SERVICE

a. Enlistment Date: 5 February 1900 (joined his unit on 14 February 1900)

b. Place of Enlistment: East London, Cape Colony, South Africa

c. Age on Enlistment: 24 years

d. Unit: No. 1 Company, 1^st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment

e. Rank: Private

f. Assignment: Pioneer Squad

g. Promotions: None

h. Medals: Queen's South Africa with clasps [CAPE COLONY] [ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL]

i. Date of Discharge: 8 February 1901

j. Cause of Discharge: Completion of service

k. Length of Service: 369 days

1. Character/Conduct: Not recorded

m. Place of Discharge: Not recorded

n. Address After Discharge: Not recorded

3. SOURCE OF INFORMATION

a. Enlistment Papers. Public Record Office, London.

b. Queen's South Africa Medal Roll, 1^st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Public Record Office, London.