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212805 L/Sgt. William Frederick Atkins British Army 1/23rd Battalion, D Coy. London Regiment from:Battersea (d.26th May 1915) William was an off-licence porter and as a Territorial soldier was on manoeuvres at the outbreak of War; he arrived in France in March 1915, serving in the trenches there until the Battle of Givenchy in May that year. In the evening of 25th May his Battalion attacked just north of the hamlet of Givenchy, going over the top with the bayonet, and took and held the German front line. By the time the few survivors of the 23rd Londons were relieved the next afternoon William had been killed in action, probably by either shellfire or machine gun fire. He was 20 years old, and died on the same day as his brother Pte 14413 Herbert E K Atkins 2nd Bn Royal Fusiliers who was killed at Gallipoli. William is commemorated on the memorial to the missing at Le Touret in France, having - like his brother - no known grave. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**