Person    | Male  Born 21/2/1954  Died 9/11/2016

Donald Collett

Categories: Tragedy

Donald Henry Collett was born on 21 February 1954, the son of Donald Henry Collett (1931-2003) and Christine Veronica Collett née Rice (1934-2011). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1954 in the Lambeth registration district.

He married Elizabeth J. Levy and their marriage was registered in the 1st quarter of 1974 in the Bromley registration district. They had two daughters, Tracy Clare Collett (b.1978) and Gemma Louise Collett (b.1981).

Electoral registers in 2003 and 2004 show him and his wife listed at 4 Border Gardens, Croydon, CR0 8LP. Registers for 2006 and 2007 record them at 40 Elmcroft Road, Orpington, BR6 0HY.

A former limousine car driver he died, aged 62 years, on 9 November 2016, a victim of the Croydon Tram Derailment.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk and Andrew Behan.

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