Valda May ATKINSON

ATKINSON, Valda May

Service Number: SF84383
Enlisted: 12 January 1943, Wayville, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted
Born: Cowell, South Australia, 27 March 1923
Home Town: Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling: Cowell, South Australia
Occupation: Telegraphist
Died: Whyalla, South Australia , 23 October 1986, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Whyalla Cemetery, S.A.
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World War 2 Service

12 Jan 1943: Involvement Private, SF84383
12 Jan 1943: Enlisted Wayville, SA
12 Jan 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SF84383
13 Sep 1945: Discharged Private, Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) - Unallotted

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Biography contributed by Beverley Stocker

Valda's Army personnel file states she was "highly regarded" and was in the LHQ School of Infantry. She was daughter of Robert D Atkinson (WW1) and Violetina. She was wife of Ronald Ivan Tonkin (WW2)