Robert David ATKINSON

Badge Number: S9078, Sub Branch: Whyalla
S9078

ATKINSON, Robert David

Service Number: 2569
Enlisted: 1 February 1916
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Yacka, South Australia, 28 July 1897
Home Town: Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Assistant
Died: Whyalla, South Australia, 11 August 1964, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Whyalla Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials: Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916: Enlisted
25 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 2569, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 2569, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2569, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Son of James William ATKINSON and Annie nee ASHBY