Coming Soon.
ATKINSON, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1503 |
---|---|
Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Princes St Port Melbourne State School, Victoria |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 11 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 240, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
---|---|---|
20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1503, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1503, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Help us honour James Atkinson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
Died in Ghezireh Palace Hospital, Egypt
Husband of Lily Atkinson
Brother of Mrs J W Cameron, Newport PO, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal