Henry Harold Collits1

M, #7663, b. 25 June 1876, d. 9 May 1953
FatherPierce Collits1 b. 13 Mar 1840, d. 7 Aug 1914
MotherElizabeth Jones1 b. 25 Aug 1852, d. 17 Jul 1932
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited30 Dec 2018
Birth*25 June 1876 Forbes, NSW, Australia1 
Marriage*15 July 1901 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Principal=Elizabeth Baillie2 
Death of Father7 August 1914 Sand Hills, Forbes, NSW, Australia;Principal=Pierce Collits3,4 
Death*9 May 1953 Concord Military Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia5,6 
Obituary22 May 1953 "The Forbes Advocate", Forbes, NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY
Mr. Henry H. Collits
An old resident of the Forbes district, in the person of Mr. Henry Harold Collits, aged 76, passed away in Concord Military Hospital on May 9, after a lengthy illness.
A soldier in World War I, he was gassed in France, and had since spent a considerable period in hospital.
The deceased was the eldest and only remaining son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Collits, who for many years resided at Sand Hills, near Forbes. He is survived by four sisters— Mrs. Grace Burrows (Darlinghurst), Mrs. Lilian McMahon (Barraba), Mrs. Bessie McRae (Ferry Street, South Forbes) and Mrs. Lydia Hughes (Como).
Four other sisters and five brothers are deceased.
The funeral was to the Seventh Day Adventist cemetery at the Field of Mars.6 

Family

Elizabeth Baillie
Children

Citations

  1. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 11200/1876 Henry Harold Collits.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 6568/1901 Henry H Collits & Elizabeth Baillie.
  3. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 13052/1914 Pierce Collitts.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Tuesday, August 11, 1914.
  5. [S1473] NSW Death Indexes, 7962/1953 Henry Harold Collits.
  6. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Forbes Advocate, Friday, May 22, 1953.
  7. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 2758/1902 Isabella Collit.
  8. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 2844/1904 Henry H Collit.
  9. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 14523/1910 Mabel Collits.