John James ATKINSON

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Service Number:	495
Enlisted:	24 April 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Heswall Cheshire, England., date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Church of England School, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1,Row F, Grave 9, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 495, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 495, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
12 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 495, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 495 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-12
Date unknown:	Involvement 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Arrived in Australia aged 20 years

26 Battalion

Rank - Sergeant

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of John James and Martha Ellen Atkinson, of 13, Priory Rd., Everton, Liverpool, England.