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Surname: ATKINSON

Forename(s): John William

Place of Birth: Bolton-by-Bowland, Yorkshire

Service No: 38383

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Worcestershire Regiment

Battalion / Unit: No.1 Coy 11th (Service) Battalion

Division: 26th Division

Age: 20

Date of Death: 1917-12-12

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: D. 576.

CWGC Cemetery: SARIGOL MILITARY CEMETERY, KRISTON

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: CHATBURN, LANCASHIRE

Local War Memorial: MARTIN TOP, YORKSHIRE

Local War Memorial: RIMINGTON, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

John William Atkinson was the son of John and Elizabeth Atkinson, née Frankland. John, senior, was born at Bolton-by-Bowland and Elizabeth at Standridge near Slaidburn, Yorkshire.

1901 Newby & Ings End [near Rimington], Yorkshire, Census: School House, Newby - John Wm Atkinson, aged 3 years, born Bolton-by-Bowland, Yorkshire, son of John and Elizabeth Atkinson.

1911 Chatburn, Lancashire Census: Ribblesdale View - John Atkinson, aged 13 years, born Barrow Brows [near Bolton-by-Bowland], Yorkshire, son of John and Elizabeth Atkinson.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John W. Atkinson, 38383, Worc. R.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Wm. Atkinson, 38383, 11th Worcs. Rgt.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John William Atkinson, 38383, 11th Bn Worcester. Date and Place of Death: 12.12.17. Greece. D. of W. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - John. £12 4s. 7d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Elizabeth Atkinson. Relationship: Mother. Address: 3, Robinson Street, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Lancs.

Photograph: ‘Clitheroe Advertiser’ (28 December 1917).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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Private John William ATKINSON

Private John William ATKINSON

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Worcestershire Regiment

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Worcestershire Regiment

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 26th Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 26th Division

Data from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 Records

Soldiers Died Data for Soldier Records

Surname: ATKINSON

Forename(s): John William

Born: Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancs

Residence:

Enlisted: Clitheroe, Lancs

Number: 38383

Rank: Private

Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment

Battalion: 11th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 12/12/17

Died How: Died of wounds

Theatre of War: Salonika

Notes:

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

CWGC Data for Soldier Records

Surname: ATKINSON

Forename(s): J W

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 38383

Rank: Private

Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment

Unit: No. 1 Coy. 11th Bn.

Age: 20

Awards:

Died Date: 12/12/1917

Additional Information: Son of John and Elizabeth Atkinson, of 3, Robinson St., Chatburn, Clitheroe, Lancs. (CWGC Headstone Personal Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN HE WHO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS)

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'Clitheroe Advertiser' (21 December 1917)

(Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman of Clitheroe and Dorothy Falshaw of Gisburn)

SAD HOMES AT CHATBURN

TWO SOLDIERS' SUCCUMB TO WOUNDS

On Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Victoria Avenue, Chatburn, received a letter from the Sisters of the 10th O.C.C.S. Hospital France, informing them of the sad fact that their eldest son, Private Wm. H. Wilson died there on the 13th inst. He was admitted on the 12th, in an unconscious state, suffering from severe wounds to the chest and right arm, and never regained consciousness. Twenty-two years of age, Private Wilson joined up in January, 1916. He was attached to the 1/4 York and Lancaster Regt. He had previously been wounded and, in his last letter, written two weeks before his death, he stated that he was that day leaving hospital, and expected to be sent to a convalescent home. Of a quiet disposition, he was well-known in the Slaidburn Valley, being formerly in the employ of Mr. T. Walker, Field Head, Slaidburn.

Further distressing news reached Chatburn on Wednesday, when Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, 3, Robinson street, were notified of the death at Salonica, from wounds, of their son, Pte. John W. Atkinson. Joining up on attaining his 19th birthday in August, 1916, he was attached to the 11th Worcester Regiment. Originally a home service man, he was despatched to Salonica for garrison duty, and the news of his death was the first intimation to his parents that he had been in danger. His letters had been very bright and cheery, and never had he complained. Quiet and unassuming, he was popular among his fellow workers at Victoria Mill who received the news of his demise with great regret.

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