ATKINSON, Andrew George
| Service Number: | 798 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at St. George, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, 1892 |
| Home Town: | St George, Balonne Shire, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Gunshot wound to the head, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 27 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row B, Grave 66, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of A.J. Atkinson of Skea Hall, Enniskillen, Ireland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
25th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 24.
Enlistment date 11 January 1915.
25th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/42/1
He embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915 at the age of 23.
Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli; wounded during the voyage (gun shot wound to the head), 24 October 1915; admitted to 7th Field Ambulance and transferred to the 7th Casualty Clearing Station 24 October 1915; transferred to Hospital Ship Glenart Castle and disembarked, Alexandria, 25 October 1915; admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 31 October 1915; reported as dangerously ill, 3 November 1915.
Sources
NAA: B2455 , ATKINSON Andrew George
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Andrew is honoured on the war memorial in St. Anne's Church, Main Street, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal and on the Kilbarron WW I Memorial in County Tipperary
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