Regimental number | 2763 |
Place of birth | Coventry, England |
School | "The Friends School", Hobart, Tasmania |
Age on arrival in Australia | 3 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Scott Atkins, c/o C J Atkins, Audley Street, North Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served with the Military Police in South Africa. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He went as topographer on two exploring expeditions in south west Tasmania head by Govt Geologist Tasmania. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXV, Row D, Grave 7), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles James and Kate Elizabeth ATKINS; Wife: Annie Scott ATKINS, 48 Fairlight Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | His brother Doctor C N Atkins served with the RAMC at Gallipoli. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |