William Edward COLLINS CMG MB (Lond) MRCS (Eng)
Born Darjeeling, India 1853 Died Wellington 11.08.1934 Educated at Cheltenham College, England. Played rugby for England 1874 - 1876 Medical education at London University and St Georges Hospital, London. MRCS (Eng)1876 MB (Lond) 1877 Worked at Brompton Hospital for Consumptives Came out to NZ, initially to Nelson, but then settled in Wellington. Honorary Physician, Wellington Hospital 1879-1882 Honorary Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1882-1905 President, NZ branch BMA 1904 MLC 1907-1934 WW1 service as Lieut.-Colonel in charge of hospital ship Maheno Click the image to view detail in a larger version.
Obituary: NZMJ 1934 33:328 / The Lancet 1934 2:387	photograph courtesy Earle Andrew Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ

William Edward COLLINS CMG
MB (Lond) MRCS (Eng)

Born Darjeeling, India 1853 Died Wellington 11.08.1934

Educated at Cheltenham College, England. Played rugby for England 1874 - 1876
Medical education at London University and St Georges Hospital, London.
MRCS (Eng)1876 MB (Lond) 1877
Worked at Brompton Hospital for Consumptives

Came out to NZ, initially to Nelson, but then settled in Wellington.

Honorary Physician, Wellington Hospital 1879-1882
Honorary Surgeon, Wellington Hospital 1882-1905

President, NZ branch BMA 1904 MLC 1907-1934

WW1 service as Lieut.-Colonel in charge of hospital ship Maheno

Click the image to view detail in a larger version.

Obituary: NZMJ 1934 33:328 / The Lancet 1934 2:387

photograph courtesy
Earle Andrew Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library,
Wellington, NZ