| Regimental number | 13858 |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Next of kin | Father, James Atkinson, Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
| Place of burial | Estaires Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 9), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Jane Dickson Atkinson, Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 13 |