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ATKINSON, Robert Peter
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4429 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cambrian Hill, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Cambrian Hill State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 107 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Robert and Maria Atkinson, of Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia.
IN A GRAVE IN FRANCE OUR SAD THOUGHTS ROAM TO WHERE OUR BOY SLEEPS
Pte Robert Peter Atkinson, third son of Mr R. Atkinson, road contractor, of Cambrian Hill, was killed in action in France on 14th , July. He was employed at the Newport Workshops. Pte Atkinson was in the 58th Battalion. He was 21 years of age, and sailed from Australia last June. His brother John, is on active service in France.
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