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Pte. Joseph Atkin
British Army 3rd Batallion South Wales Borderers
from:Sheffield
Pte. Walter Edward Atkin
British Army 1st Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Canning Town
(d.9th August 1916)
Stoker 1st Class William Herbert Atkin
Royal Navy H.M.S. Black Prince.
(d.31 May 1916)
William Atkin served in H.M.S. Black Prince. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. William Philip Atkin
British Army 14th Btn., C Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Pegswood Colliery
(d.19th July 1916)
Lieutenant Harold Harding Atkin-berry
Royal Navy HMS E26
(d.6 Jul 1916)
Harold Atkin-berry served in HMS E26 Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Atkins
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.7 Nov 1917)
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Able Seaman Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Natal
(d.30 Dec 1915)
Atkins served in H.M.S. Natal Remembered at . WW1
Petty Officer Stoker Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Pembroke.
(d.21 Feb 1919)
Atkins served in H.M.S. Pembroke. Remembered at . WW1
Chief Engine Room Artific Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Victory
(d.14 Mar 1915)
Atkins served in H.M.S. Victory Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Atkins
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.1 Oct 1917)
Atkins served in Hawke Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Private Albert Edward Victor Atkins
Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.12 Aug 1915)
Albert Atkins served in Plymouth Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Arthur Russell Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Ardent.
(d.1 Jun 1916)
Arthur Atkins served in H.M.S. Ardent. Remembered at . WW1
Sergeant Arthur Clare Atkins
Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Indefatigable.
(d.31 May 1916)
Arthur Atkins served in H.M.S. Indefatigable. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Arthur Leslie Atkins
British Army 7th Btn Middlesex Regiment
from:London
Arthur Atkins signed up on 11th of September 1914 aged 16. He lied about his age as so many did and was sent to the Battalion HQ of 7th Middlesex Regiment at Hornsey. His last home leave was on 26th of December 1914 and one night towards the end of January 1915 the battalion was told that they were to proceed to Gibraltar. He disembarked on 8th of February 1915 after a very rough voyage with many men being extremely poorly. They left Gibraltar on 22nd July 1915 and on Sunday 25th July they saw the French coast.
There is a long story of trench warfare including the Somme, with only 9 men out of a platoon of 45 being left at one point. When at the front line at Fouquevilliers his age was discovered but he was still given necessary asses, railway warrants and was put in charge of a party being the senior soldier, aged 18. He dodged death on many occasions, even at Passchendaele and after being wounded was sent home on 21st of March 1918 from Rouen. He then joined the 5th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps for a hardening course then back to France and Ypres. On the morning of 11th of November 1918 they were cleaning rifles and refilling ammunition belts when a runner from HQ arrived to tell them that an armistice had been signed.
Rflmn. Bert Atkins
British Army 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Mile End, London
(d.18th August 1916)
Rifleman Bert Atkins
British Army 9th Btn Rifle Brigade
from:23 Stayner's Rd, Mile End, London
(d.18th August 1916)
Pte. Bert Atkins
Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars
from:Stanton St. John, Oxfordshire
(d.1st Apr 1918)
Bert Atkins was killed in action on the 1st of April 1918, at Rifle Wood, aged 21. He has no known grave, but is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, which is located near the town of Pozieres in France.
Ordinary Seaman Charles Dalrymple Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Bristol
(d.9 Feb 1918)
Charles Atkins served in H.M.S. Bristol Remembered at . WW1
Charles Thomas Frank Atkins
British Army Coldstream Guards
Leading Seaman Edmund Joseph Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Cressy.
(d.22 Sep 1914)
Edmund Atkins served in H.M.S. Cressy. Remembered at . WW1
Leading Stoker Ernest Bolton Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Vanguard.
(d.9 Jul 1917)
Ernest Atkins served in H.M.S. Vanguard. Remembered at . WW1
L/Sgt. Ernest William Atkins
British Army 11th (South Down) Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Hailsham, Sussex
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
Ships Corporal 1st Class George Harry Albert Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Cornwallis.
(d.28 May 1915)
George Atkins served in H.M.S. Cornwallis. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker 1st Class George Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Vega
(d.14 Aug 1918)
George Atkins served in H.M.S. Vega Remembered at . WW1
Lt. H. de C. Atkins
Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Leading Stoker Henry Richard Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Simoom.
(d.23 Jan 1917)
Henry Atkins served in H.M.S. Simoom. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Herbert Ernest King Atkins
British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
from:Battersea
(d.26 May 1915)
One of four brothers from London who fought in the First World War, Pte Herbert Atkins was a Regular soldier with 2nd Royal Fusiliers who took part in the Gallipoli campaign from its commencement until he was killed aged 23 on 26th May 1915 - the same day as his younger brother, William Frederick Atkins, was killed in action aged 20 at Givenchy in France. Herbert survived the initial landings and subsequent fierce fighting, but after a month of combat was shot in the head by a sniper after he and some of his comrades had climbed onto a trench parapet to avoid flooding. He is commemorated on the Helles memorial at Gallipoli, having no known grave.
Able Seaman James Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hogue.
(d.22 Sep 1914)
James Atkins served in H.M.S. Hogue. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker 1st Class Joe Atkins
Royal Navy H.M.S. Test.
(d.23 Mar 1918)
Joe Atkins served in H.M.S. Test. Remembered at . WW1
2nd Cpl. John Charles Atkins
British Army 5th Divisional Signals Company Royal Engineers
from:London
A Londoner, my grandfather, John Charles Atkins joined the South Lancashire Regiment in 1906, transferring to the Royal Engineers in 1913. He was a member of 5th Divisional Signals Company, and went to France with the Division in August 1914 - part of the famous "Contemptible Little Army" of the BEF. After the retreat from Mons, he took part in the Battle of Le Cateau on 26th August where he was taken prisoner in the fierce fighting which stemmed the German advance. His only mention of the btn.'s later years was to say he was captured by Uhlans, the German lancers. Two of his younger brothers, William and Herbert, were killed in May 1915; his youngest brother Percy joined the Royal Engineers and survived the war.
John also survived the war but was a POW until repatriation in 1918, when he returned to the Royal Engineers and later the Royal Corps of Signals. At the end of his period of service in 1927 he settled in Brighton, Sussex, having reached the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant. In 1939 he was recalled to the colours to train mobilised troops for the Second World war, being discharged on completion of this role in 1940 as a Company Sergeant Major. Three of his sons fought in this war, one in each of the Services.
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