Private Arthur George Atkinson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Atkinson,
Arthur George
Date of birth: 1897-09-10
Place of birth: Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Minnie Atkinson (mother,) Five Islands, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Trucking
Occupation (normalized): Motor Vehicle Driver, Specialisation Unknown
Address:
Lewisville, West County, New Brunswick
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery, II. B. 26.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 832194
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1916-01-24 ?
- Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died of Wounds at No. 1 Canadian Field Ambulance
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 305171
LAC ID:
16172
Service file: B0285-S029
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Atkinson, of Lewisville, Moncton, New Brunswick.
During the attack on Vimy Ridge, this soldier was wounded by machine gun bullets. He was evacuated to No. 1 Canadian Field Ambulance but succumbed to his wounds the same day.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 145th Battalion, New Brunswick Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion, Canadians ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-20