ATKINSON, Robert Peter
Service Number: | 4429 |
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Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, July 1894 |
Home Town: | Cambrian Hill, Ballarat North, Victoria |
Schooling: | Cambrian Hill State School, Victoria |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 107 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4429, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4429, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
14 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4429, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4429 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-14 | |
28 Jan 1928: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A32 Themistocles from Melbourne | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert and Maria Atkinson, of Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia.
IN A GRAVE IN FRANCE OUR SAD THOUGHTS ROAM TO WHERE OUR BOY SLEEPS
Pte Robert Peter Atkinson, third son of Mr R. Atkinson, road contractor, of Cambrian Hill, was killed in action in France on 14th , July. He was employed at the Newport Workshops. Pte Atkinson was in the 58th Battalion. He was 21 years of age, and sailed from Australia last June. His brother John, is on active service in France.