Joseph Henry Collin
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox military person Joseph Henry Collin VC (Template:Langx; 10 April 1893 – 9 April 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Collin was born on 10 April 1893 to Joseph Collin and Mary MacDermont, of 8 Petteril Terrace, Harraby, Carlisle.<ref name=cwgc>Collin, Joseph Henry, Commonwealth War Graves Commission</ref> He was 24 years old, and a second lieutenant in the 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment<ref name="KingsOwnMus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> when he was awarded the VC for his actions on 9 April 1918 at Givenchy, France. He was killed in action whilst performing the act.
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster, England.
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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
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- 1893 births
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- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
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