Fred Atkinson
Birth 1895 Death 27th Sep 1918 2nd Lieutenantkings Liverpool Regiment
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator |
| Residence at Enlistment | Liverpool |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | Tillydrine, Todholes Road , Cleator Moor |
| Residence 1911 Census | 22 Todholes Road, Cleator Moor |
| School(s) Attended | Cleator Primary , Gyhll Bank School Whitehaven , |
| Religion/Church Attended | C of E |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Student |
| Place of Work | Liverpoool University |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Frederick & Sarah Atkinson |
| Siblings | Leonard . Ivy Bell died age 13 months in 1901 |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | kings Liverpool Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 1st |
| Rank at Enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
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| Other Regiment | |
| Other Battalion | 9th |
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| Service Facts | Fred was a Member of the Officer training Corps while at Liverpool University and enlisted in 1915 while still doing his studies .also 9th Bn, Aged 24 years and awarded the MC for outstanding service in the New years honours list 1918 . Gazette No. 30450. Military Cross. The KING has been graciously please to approve of the reward of the Military Cross for distinguished service in the Field. |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 24 |
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| Date of Death | 27th Sep 1918 |
| Regiment at Death | kings Liverpool Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 1st (att. 9th bttn.) |
| Rank at Death | Capt |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in Action |
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| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | |
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| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY |
| Grave Position | I. A. 22. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/187709/atkinson,-fred/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | In St Leonards Church Grave yard on family headstone Sacred/to the memory of/FREDERICK ATKINSON/OF BALLYDRINE, CLEATOR MOOR/WHO DIED OCT 24TH 1927/AGED 64 YEARS/ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED MARCH 19TH 1939/AGED 75 YEARS/CAPT FRED ATKINSON/BA, MC/SON OF THE ABOVE/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/SEP 3OTH 1918/AGED 24 YEARS/IVY BELL/DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED APRIL 16TH 1900/AGED 13 MONTHS |
| Notes | Fred was granted a B.A. Degree without examination by Liverpool University in 1916 , |
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