Major General Thomas Bernard Collinson | |
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| Born | 17 November 1821 Gateshead, County Durham[1] |
| Died | 1 May 1902 (aged 80) Little Haven, Ealing, Middlesex[1] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Board of Ordnance British Army |
| Years of service | 1838–1873 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 683 |
| Unit | Corps of Royal Engineers |
| Commands | CRE, Aldershot, 1856 CRE, Dover, 1869–73 |
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| Awards | New Zealand War Medal, 1847 |
| Memorials | Collinson Prize, Institution of Royal Engineers (Originated 1905) Major General Thomas B Collinson, Personal Memorial Prize, Institution of Royal Engineers (Originated 1906) |
| Relations | Richard Collinson (brother) |
| Other work | Magistrate, Commission of the Peace for the Province of New Munster, New Zealand, 1847–[2] |
Major General Thomas Bernard Collinson (17 November 1821 – 1 May 1902) was an English military engineer of the Corps of Royal Engineers who carried out the earliest British surveys of Hong Kong, and planned roads and other early military and civil engineering works in New Zealand. Immediately prior to retirement, he was architect to the Scottish Prison Commission.
- ^ a b WO 25/3913. Statement of Services of Thomas Bernard Collinson of the Royal Engineers with a Record of such other Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, p. 144
- ^ "From the Government Gazette, Feb. 17". The Wellington Independent. Vol. 3, no. 247. 23 February 1848. p. 4.