Personal Number: 256490 Rank: Lieutenant Name: Richard Foster EDWARD-COLLINS, MiD Unit: Grenadier Guards London Gazette : 29 January 1943 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35880/supplement/531/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. Gren. G'ds. The undermentioned Cadets to be 2nd Lts.: — 19th Dec. 1942 : — Richard Foster EDWARD-COLLINS (256490). London Gazette : 9 August 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37213/supplement/4051/data.pdf The KING has been .graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in North-West Europe:— Foot Guards. Gren. G'ds. Lt. R. F. EDWARD-COLLINS (256490). London Gazette : 15 January 1946 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37430/supplement/449/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. Gren. G'ds. War Subs. Lt. R. F. EDWARD-COLLINS (256490) relinquishes has commn. on account of disability, 14th Jan. 1946, and is granted the !hon. rank of Lt. London Gazette : 20 June 1947 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37990/supplement/2774/data.pdf FOOT GUARDS. Gren. G'ds. War Subs. Lt. R. F. EDWARD-COLLINS (256490) relinquishes his commn. on account of disability, 19th June 1947, and is granted the hon. rank of Lt. London Gazette : 11 June 1988 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/51365/supplement/13/data.pdf THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) M.B.E. To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Richard Foster EDWARD-COLLINS, Chairman, War Pensions Committee, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
London Gazette : 9 August 1945 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37213/supplement/4044/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37213/supplement/4051/data.pdf