18 Aug 2023                   
                Wife: Constance Mary C Scott    
                Born: 30 Mar 1883          in Surrey  1,2 (see note 1)
              Census: 1911                 in Gibraltar   (see note 2)
             Resided: 1939                 in Essex  2
                Died: 1968                 in Essex  3 (see note 3)
              Father:
              Mother:
             Husband: Edwin Henry Ethelbert Collen     
             Married: 1906                 in London  1 (see note 4)
                Born:  6 May 1875          in India  2
              Census: 1911                 in Gibraltar   (see note 5)
          Occupation: 1911                 Captain (Brevet Major), No 8 Company Royal Garrison Artillery  
             Resided: 1915                 at The Braids, Newton Road, Trumpington  4 (see note 6)
          Occupation:                      Lt Col Royal Artillery  2
             Resided: 1939                 in Essex  2
                Died: 1943                 in Essex  3 (see note 7)
              Father:
              Mother:
          Media link: https://angloboerwar.com/index.php/medals-and-awards/british/1884-distinguished-service-order?option=com_grid&gid=22_uw_0&p=10
          Media desc: Military biography

Sources:
(1) FreeBMD website. 
(2) 1939 Register. 
(3) Index on ancestry.co.uk. 
(4) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) 


Event Notes
Note (1) Jun 1883 Richmond 2a 357
Note (2) Age 28, born Richmond, with son Kenneth
Note (3) Jun 1968 Braintree 4a 376   age 85
Note (4) Jun 1906 Kensington 1a 283
Note (5) Age 35, born Calcutta.  Captain (Brevet Major), No 8 Company Royal Garrison
Artillery, married
Note (6) Major E Collen DSO
Note (7) Dec 1943 Braintree 4a 1121   age 68

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