We remember Alfred George Atkins

We remember Alfred George Atkins

Timeline

Timeline

1898
birth Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:8666757 Source:8666758 1898
1915
enlistment Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom Source:8666759 1915
1915
service British Army Rifleman 4429 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8666759 1915 - 21st May 1916
1917
service British Army Rifleman 372019 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8666759 1st January 1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8666759
location 42 Grove Road, Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom parents address Source:8666758
1916
death Killed in Action Since the Post Office Rifles were in France in May 1916, it is possible that Rifleman Atkins was taken prisoner on 21 May and later died in Belgium whilst imprisoned. Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:8666757 Source:8666759 21st May 1916
burial Cement House Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:8666757

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alfred George
Initials AG
Last Name Atkins
Source 8666757
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
42 Grove Road, Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4429 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 372019 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
George Atkins father
Sarah J Atkins mother

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920 Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Leicester Post Office (First World War) War Memorial Valerie34433

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