Regimental number | 501 |
Place of birth | Rocky Lead, Victoria |
School | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Princess Street, Jumptown, Korumburra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Atkins, Princess Street, Jumptown, Korumburra, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 6, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/11/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 501A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row E, Grave 13), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie ATKINS, Native of Rocky Lead, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin of William Brown of Echuca who was killed at the war. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |