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James John ATKINS

Regimental number1368
Place of birthTrunkey New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLocomotive engine driver
AddressTrunkey Creek via Bathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, John Atkins, Trunkey Creek via Bathurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/17/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 20 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 4 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1700 Sergeant Albert Henry ATKINS, 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 28 June 1919.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death26 July 1976

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