John Hall ATKINSON

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Service Number:	812
Enlisted:	25 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Malvern Road State School, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Collector, Stove and Fittings Department Head Office - The Metropolitan Gas Company
Died:	Pneumonia, At sea (HS Soudan), 24 October 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Psnel 66, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

25 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 812, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 812, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 812, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne

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Son of Louise Atkinson of 10 Francis Street, Prahran, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

He was a member of the St Kilda cricket and baseball clubs playing interstate baseball

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