| Regimental number | 26761 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.2 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J C Atkinson, Royal Terrace, Mount Albert, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in A Battery, Territorial Force Field Artillery, Auckland; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Specialist Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 66 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Craston Atkinson and Hannah Sophia Atkinson, 'Hacremai', 23 Royal Terrace, Mount Albert, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Marched out to Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 4 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 April 1917; joined No 1 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 24 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Note on file: 'We buried him there the same afternoon, we stuck his rifle into the ground, with his identification disc tied to it.' (23132 W.G. BROWN); grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271484 |