BORN SCARBOROUGH 1890. SON OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH ATKINSON. HIS WIFE JANE ATKINSON & TWO CHILDREN, LIVED AT THIS 1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS.
A RULLYMAN FOR THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS. HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 205704, 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 22/09/1918, AGED 28. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, JANE.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 26/09/1918 & 13/11/1919. HE IS BURIED AT TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “SADLY MISSED BY HIS LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN”
| Name | James Atkinson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Scarborough |
| Death Date | 22 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 205704 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JAMES
Regiment:
Military Number:
205704
Rank:
Private
Date Died
22/09/1918
Place died:
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
28
4 PALM GROVE, EASTBOURNE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
