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John Collier
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John Collier is the 2 -i-c of the CSA-Europe
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Artikel: Dixie Belgium
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John Collier
John Collier is the 2 -i-c of the CSA-E he also produces the quarterly newsletter and he was born in Hull, England,1954, he can trace his family history back almost 2000 years generation by generation he had relatives fight in both sides armies in the War of 61.
He has been actively involved in Southern heritage since the age of 9 when he saved ACW Bubble gum cards and thought 'I wish I was one of those men in grey'. He has felt this way ever since.
His 7 books in print help pay for the CSAE gravemarkers, details of John's works can be found on this www site or contact John on
john.collier@dixie.be
His heroes are -
Alexander the great
Vercingetorix ( leader of the tribes of Gaul )
Robert E Lee
William C Quantrill
Hughie Gallagher ( 1930's soccer player)
Archie Jackson( 1930's Aussie cricketter)
Jacqueline Du Pre ( celloist )
John prides himself on being enlightened and having no predjudices, he hates bigotry and the only colour he would ever judge a man by is the colour of his shell jacket. John is one of 1000 Confederate re-enactors in the UK.
Two of his books:
Civil War Graves
The Rogue & the Minx
Here is the story of my family in wars since 1861.
On my mothers side relatives of the War of 61 include William C Quantrill of Quantrills Missouri Company and John Whitehead , both were Captain in the CS Army , John being in the 4th Tenn Heavy art.
In the Boer War my great grandfather, Thomas Allenby ( 1880-1950) was in the Boer War both at Ladysmith and Mafeking, he was also in WW1 in France & Flanders, my Grandfather George Bailey ( 1896-1970) was in the Royal Navy
On my fathers side there were many Federal soldiers, William and Newlove Willison served in the NY Infantry as did William Lees. Cpl George G Collier served in the 52nd Indiana Inf. Holly Hansell served in the 33rd Missouri Infantry and Milton B Chamberilin was in the 4th Ohio Cav.
Perhaps the most extra ordinary soldier was a distant relative Fred Kislingbury of the 6th NY Cavalry who was eaten by the few survivors of the Greeley arctic expedition.
In the Boer war my grandfather Francis C Collier ( 1869-c1940) served with my gg-uncles Fred and George Wooll, the latter two also fighting at Omdurman. George became an officer and was killed at Galipolli in 1915. My grandfather Frank Collier ( 1896-1959 ) served in WW1 also as did his father the previously mentioned F C Collier.
In WW2 my family still lived in Norfolk in the village of Stanford where they had lived for 300 years , then one day in 1942 the army came and took over the village , all the residents has 7 days to get out .......they never returned.
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