E. V. Collins
E. V. Collins | |
|---|---|
| Inspector General of Police (Gold Coast) | |
| In office 1910 – 24 April 1917 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Major A. W. Kitson |
| Succeeded by | D. R. A. Bettington |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 24 April 1917 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
E. V. Collins (pronounced: [iː viː kɑːlɪnz]) was an Inspector General of Police on the Gold Coast.
Collins served as the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service on the Gold Coast from 1910 until 1917. He died in office. He was on the S.S. Abosso, which was sailing back to the United Kingdom on 24 April 1917, during World War I when it was hit.[1][2] Other Gold Coast officials who were lost on the same ship were E. B. Reece, Treasurer; K. R. Chatfield, Provincial Engineer with the Public Works Department; and J. R. Whitaker, Assistant District Commissioner.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Imperior War Museums, UK. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "SS Abosso (I) (+1917) - WRECK SITE". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL: No 998 Gold Coast - REPORT FOR 1917" (PDF). University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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