Regimental number | 4667 |
Place of birth | Durham, England |
Other Names | ATKINSON, Francis Ardan |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Atkinson, Bywell, Upper Chapman, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4667 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Proceeded overseas to France, 9 September 1916; marched into 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 11 September 1916; marched out to unit and taken on strength 28th Bn, 24 September 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 10 November 1916. To be Temporary Corporal, 18 January 1917. Promoted Corporal, 25 January 1917. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 25 January 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 6 March 1917. Wounded in action, France, 9 march 1917; admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 10 March 1917 (gun shot wound, left buttock); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 10 March 1917; to Ambulance Train, 13 March 1917; to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 14 march 1917; embarked for England, 19 March 1917; admitted to Southwark Military Hospital, England, 20 March 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 27 July 1917; discharged on furlough, 3 August 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 August 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, 17 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Ulysses', 10 September 1917; disembarked, 4 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 16 January 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name given on RecordSearch as Francis Aidan ATKINSON |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ATKINSON Francis Ridan |