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ATKINSON, Raymond Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1877, 1877B |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rydal, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bullet wound to the head, At sea on board HS Soudan, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 60 Chaplain A.G. Bourdillon officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1877, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1877, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1877, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 20th Battalion to the 18th Battalion and 'B' added to his service number now 1877B | |
| 19 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1877B, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Fractured skull from bullet wound | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1877B, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1877B awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-10-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his friend George Murray of 'Bonnie Doon', Bathurst Road, Rydal, NSW
Grandson of Sarah Dyer of 'Beryl', 14 Duncan Street, Ancliffe, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal to Sarah Dyer