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James ATKINSON

Regimental number6890
Place of birthKilsea, Co Derry, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBaker
AddressSouthport, Queensland
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation45
Height5' 9"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinDaughter, Mrs Annie Cran, Southport, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 May 1917
Place of enlistmentMaryborough, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date4 October 1917
Other details

War service: embarked Sydney, 13 June 1917; reported unfit for military service by a medical board (due to illness given as ?influenza and overage?), 16 July 1917; disembarked Cape Town, 18 July 1917; admitted to 1st General Hospital, Wynberg, Capetown, 19 July 1917; embarked Capetown for Australia on board HT ?Ceramic?, 26 August 1917; disembarked Brisbane, 17 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 4 October 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ATKINSON James

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