| Regimental number | 3681 |
| Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
| School | North Melbourne State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Metalworker |
| Address | 102 Saunders Street, Coburg, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Atkinson, 102 Saunders Street, Coburg, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension (Row N, Grave 11), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard Francis and Hannah Mildred ATKINSON; Wife: Elizabeth ATKINSON, 118 Sydney Road, Moreland, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1876 Pte R L ATKINSON, 23rd Battalion, killed in action on the Somme, 4 August 1916. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Western Front |