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Russell Owen ATKINSON

Regimental number2976
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJournalist
AddressMalvern, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E E Atkinson, Hamlyn, Stoke Street, Newtown, Tasmania
Previous military service31st Field Company Army Engineers
Enlistment date17 January 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 November 1917
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameAustralian Flying Corps, November 1917 Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateReturned to Australia 6 May 1919

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