Regimental number | 33 |
Place of birth | Eden Valley, South Australia |
School | Eden Valley Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Eden Valley, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Maria Atkinson, Eden Valley, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 33.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row C, Grave 30), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie Maria ATKINSON. Native of Eden Valley, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 15923 Pte Alick Samuel ATKINSON, 10th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France, Belgium. Gassed and wounded, 8 March 1917; invalided to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; died of wounds, 9 March 1917. |