BORN WILBERFOSS, YORKSHIRE 1885. SON OF HENRY & ELIZABETH ANN ATKINSON AT 144, GLASGOW STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED HULL. EX, PRIVATE, 50925 EAST RIDING YEOMANRY. TRANSFERRED AS CORPORAL TO THE 102ND MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 31/10/1918, AGED 33.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, EDITH ATKINSON, AT NEWTON HOUSE, HEWORTH, DURHAM, YORKSHIRE.
| Name | Robert Atkinson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Wilberfoss, Yorkshire |
| Residence | Wilberfoss, Yorkshire |
| Death Date | 31 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 165946 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 50925, E. Riding Yeo. |
First name:
ROBERT
Military Number:
165946
Rank:
Corporal
Date Died
31/10/1918
Place died:
Thiant Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Age:
33
WILBERFOSS, YORKSHIRE, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
