BORN GAINSBOROUGH, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1896. SON OF FREDERICK W AND ANNIE M. ATKINSON, OF 5 NORTH COURT, DOCK STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). ONE OF NINE CHILDREN.
HE ENLISTED AT GRIMSBY. RESIDED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION AT LOOS, ON 13/10/1915, AGED 19.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ANNIE M ATKINSON AND HIS BROTHER REGINALD.
First name:
EDWARD
Military Number:
2517
Rank:
Private
Date Died
13/10/1915
Place died:
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
19
