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Fred Atkinson

Capt
Fred Atkinson

Military Details

Regiment & Unit / Ship

1st (att. 9th bttn.) kings Liverpool Regiment

Awards and Medals

Military Cross

Military Cross

The Victory Medal

The Victory Medal

The British War Medal, 1914-18

The British War Medal, 1914-18

Enlistment Details

Residence at Enlistment

Liverpool

Rank at Enlistment

2nd Lieutenant

Battalion at Enlistment

1st

Service History

Fred was a Member of the Officer training Corps while at Liverpool University and enlisted in 1915 while still doing his studies .also 9th Bn, Aged 24 years and awarded the MC for outstanding service in the New years honours list 1918 . Gazette No. 30450. Military Cross. The KING has been graciously please to approve of the reward of the Military Cross for distinguished service in the Field.

Transfer Details

Battalion Transferred To

9th

Personal Details

Date of Birth

1895

Place of Birth

Cleator

Religion

C of E

Address

Tillydrine, Todholes Road , Cleator Moor

Residence (Census)

22 Todholes Road, Cleator Moor

Residence (Roll of Honour)

Tillydrine, Todholes Road , Cleator Moor

Parents

Frederick & Sarah Atkinson

Siblings

Leonard . Ivy Bell died age 13 months in 1901

Education and Occupation

School

Cleator Primary , Gyhll Bank School Whitehaven ,

Occupation

Student

Work Address

Liverpoool University

Death and Memorial

Date of Death

27th September 1918

Age at Death

24

Circumstances of Death

Killed in Action

Theater of Action

France

Regiment at Death

kings Liverpool Regiment

Battalion/Vessel at Death

1st (att. 9th bttn.)

Rank at Death

Capt

Notes

Fred was granted a B.A. Degree without examination by Liverpool University in 1916 ,

Buried or Commemorated at

ANNEUX BRITISH CEMETERY

France

Grave Position: I. A. 22.

Private Memorial: In St Leonards Church Grave yard on family headstone Sacred/to the memory of/FREDERICK ATKINSON/OF BALLYDRINE, CLEATOR MOOR/WHO DIED OCT 24TH 1927/AGED 64 YEARS/ALSO SARAH HIS WIFE/WHO DIED MARCH 19TH 1939/AGED 75 YEARS/CAPT FRED ATKINSON/BA, MC/SON OF THE ABOVE/KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE/SEP 3OTH 1918/AGED 24 YEARS/IVY BELL/DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE/WHO DIED APRIL 16TH 1900/AGED 13 MONTHS

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