Regimental number | 8/3820 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Height | 6' 0.25" |
Weight | 194 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E A Atkinson, Ouse Street, Oamaru, Otago |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in the Queen's Rifles (3 years as Sergeant) (unit since disbanded). |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Promoted Sergeant, Trentham Camp, 4 January 1916. War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 14 February 1916; joined Bn and posted to 10th Company, 7 March 1916. Reverted to the ranks (date not legible). Promoted Sergeant, 1 April 1916. Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 5 July 1916; rejoined Bn, 18 July 1916. Found guilty by Field General Court Martial, 1 September 1916, of when on Active Service permitting Pte AJ CLARK and Pte JF BUTCHER, two persons committed to his charge, to escape, 22 August 1916; when on Active Service conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, while in charge of a guard, 22 August 1916, permitting prisoners committed to his charge to become inebriated: sentenced to be reduced to the rank of Corporal. Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 4 September 1916 (scabies); transferred same day to 39th Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, 30 September 1916; rejoined Bn, 4 October 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 7 October 1916. Detached to Corps School, Corbecque, 28 January-7 February 1917: qualified in bayonet fighting ('very fair') and physical instruction ('very fair'). Wounded in action (gun shot wound, right hand) and admitted to 76th Field Ambulance, 8 June 1917; transferred same day to 77th Field Ambulance; to 75th Field Ambulance, 12 June 1917; to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 23 June 1917; to England, 25 June 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to Hornchurch Convalescent Hospital, 20 October 1917. Discharged on furlough, 18 June 1918; marched in to Sling Camp, 1 August 1918. Admitted to 3rd NZ General Hospital (Venereal Section), 17 September 1918; discharged, 23 November 1918; readmitted (Venereal Section), 24 November 1918; discharged, 8 January 1919. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 4 February 1919 (influenza); transferred to Hornchurch Convalescent Hospital, 28 February 1919. Transferred to Education Department, 7 April 1919, and appointed Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Reverted to Sergeant at own request, 4 July 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Tainu', 8 August 1919; disembarked Wellington, 21 September 1919; discharged, 21 October 1919. Total war service: 4 years 46 days (of which 3 years 259 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 83 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 28 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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