Missionary Catholic priest, Columban Fathers.
Killed by North Korean soldiers. He was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chunchon cityHe, Monsignor Tom Quinlan and Frank Canavan had been urged by a U.S. Army officer to leave Chunchon on 26 June but they decided to stay. Tony was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead. He was 37 years old. Quinlan, Canavan and later Phil Crosbie were taken into custody and the three of them took part in the notorious "Death March" to the far north of Korea.
Collier was born in Clogherhead, Co. Louth. Educated in C.B.S., Drogheda, 1921-1926; St. Patrick's College, Armagh, 1926-1931. Came to Dalgan 1931 and ordained there 1938. Went to Korea 1939.
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Rev Anthony Collier SSC
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His cenotaph memorial in Navan, County Meath, Ireland is located at the Missionary Society of Saint Columban Cemetery.
His cenotaph memorial in Nebraska, United States is located at the Columban Martyrs Memorial Garden.
Killed by North Korean soldiers. He was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chunchon cityHe, Monsignor Tom Quinlan and Frank Canavan had been urged by a U.S. Army officer to leave Chunchon on 26 June but they decided to stay. Tony was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead. He was 37 years old. Quinlan, Canavan and later Phil Crosbie were taken into custody and the three of them took part in the notorious "Death March" to the far north of Korea.
Collier was born in Clogherhead, Co. Louth. Educated in C.B.S., Drogheda, 1921-1926; St. Patrick's College, Armagh, 1926-1931. Came to Dalgan 1931 and ordained there 1938. Went to Korea 1939.
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Rev Anthony Collier SSC
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His cenotaph memorial in Navan, County Meath, Ireland is located at the Missionary Society of Saint Columban Cemetery.
His cenotaph memorial in Nebraska, United States is located at the Columban Martyrs Memorial Garden.
Missionary Catholic priest, Columban Fathers.
Killed by North Korean soldiers. He was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chunchon cityHe, Monsignor Tom Quinlan and Frank Canavan had been urged by a U.S. Army officer to leave Chunchon on 26 June but they decided to stay. Tony was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead. He was 37 years old. Quinlan, Canavan and later Phil Crosbie were taken into custody and the three of them took part in the notorious "Death March" to the far north of Korea.
Collier was born in Clogherhead, Co. Louth. Educated in C.B.S., Drogheda, 1921-1926; St. Patrick's College, Armagh, 1926-1931. Came to Dalgan 1931 and ordained there 1938. Went to Korea 1939.
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Rev Anthony Collier SSC
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His cenotaph memorial in Navan, County Meath, Ireland is located at the Missionary Society of Saint Columban Cemetery.
His cenotaph memorial in Nebraska, United States is located at the Columban Martyrs Memorial Garden.
Killed by North Korean soldiers. He was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chunchon cityHe, Monsignor Tom Quinlan and Frank Canavan had been urged by a U.S. Army officer to leave Chunchon on 26 June but they decided to stay. Tony was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead. He was 37 years old. Quinlan, Canavan and later Phil Crosbie were taken into custody and the three of them took part in the notorious "Death March" to the far north of Korea.
Collier was born in Clogherhead, Co. Louth. Educated in C.B.S., Drogheda, 1921-1926; St. Patrick's College, Armagh, 1926-1931. Came to Dalgan 1931 and ordained there 1938. Went to Korea 1939.
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Rev Anthony Collier SSC
Columban Martyr
Anthony Collier was born on June 20, 1913, in Clogherhead, County Louth. He was educated in Christian Brothers School, in Drogheda (1921-1926); Saint Patrick’s College, in Armagh (1926-1931), before entering Dalgan Park in 1931. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood there in 1938.
Father Tony was assigned to Korea in 1939. When North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel, the dividing line between North and South Korea, on June 25, 1950, Father Tony was in charge of the second Columban parish in Chuncheon. He was taken into custody, briefly interrogated and then shot dead.
Rev Tony was martyred by North Korean soldiers on June 27, 1950, making him the first non-Korean killed during the Korean War. He is buried on the grounds of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Father Tony was the older brother of Columban Father Kieran and uncle to Columban Father Ray Collier.
His cenotaph memorial in Navan, County Meath, Ireland is located at the Missionary Society of Saint Columban Cemetery.
His cenotaph memorial in Nebraska, United States is located at the Columban Martyrs Memorial Garden.
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