Capt
Fred Atkinson
Military Details
Regiment & Unit / Ship
1st (att. 9th bttn.) kings Liverpool Regiment
Awards and Medals
Military Cross
The Victory Medal
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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