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Francis Ridan ATKINSON

Regimental number4667
Place of birthDurham, England
Other NamesATKINSON, Francis Ardan
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressGeraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Atkinson, Bywell, Upper Chapman, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4667
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 September 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 11 September 1916; marched out to unit and taken on strength 28th Bn, 24 September 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 10 November 1916.

To be Temporary Corporal, 18 January 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 25 January 1917.

Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 25 January 1917.

Promoted Sergeant, 6 March 1917.

Wounded in action, France, 9 march 1917; admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 March 1917 (gun shot wound, left buttock); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 10 March 1917; to Ambulance Train, 13 March 1917; to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 14 march 1917; embarked for England, 19 March 1917; admitted to Southwark Military Hospital, England, 20 March 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 27 July 1917; discharged on furlough, 3 August 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 August 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 17 August 1917.

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Ulysses', 10 September 1917; disembarked, 4 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 16 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName given on RecordSearch as Francis Aidan ATKINSON
Date of death10 October 1968
SourcesNAA: B2455, ATKINSON Francis Ridan

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