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Cenotaph record

Theodore Atkinson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Theodore AWMM
  • Surname
    Atkinson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 4/87A AWMM
    • WWI 4/87 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Congregational, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1889 AWMM Hook, Hampshire AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Beachcourt, Arden Street, Coogee Sydney, New South Wales AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Annie R. Atkinson (mother), 61 Fleet Street, London AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    Military Medal (MM) AWMM
    "For great gallantry in building piers on ANZAC during June, July and August 1915. Very accurate shell fire opened daily and nightly on the piers and there were many casualties. Corporal Atkinson worked on this duty for nine weeks." London Gazette 11 October 1916, p.9839 Rec No 5 AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 26 September 1914 AWMM singer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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