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Private James Morton Atkinson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1889-10-19
Place of birth: St. Marys Ontario Canada
Next of kin: W. Atkinson, St. Marys, Ontario, Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Brakeman
Occupation (normalized): Railway Brakeman (Freight Train)
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death: 1916-11-11
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Courcelette British Cemetery, X. F. 19.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 628581
Highest Rank: Private (47th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 195719
LAC ID: 16377
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0289-S017
Uploader's Notes: This soldier was discharged according to his attestation papers. Also another service number appears on these papers, A30956. It is not clear why. Prior military service with 102nd Regiment, Rocky Mountain Rangers.

"Previously reported Wounded and Missing, now reported Killed in Action."
Uploader's Research notes: CEF Burial Registers, 47th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-13