John Thomas ATKINSON

Regimental number26530
OccupationMiner
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Atkinson, Kenny Street, Waihi
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Catherine Atkinson, 47 Church Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 37

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