Main CPGW Record
Surname: ATKINSON
Forename(s): Maurice Chester
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 476578
Rank: Gunner
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 1st Brigade
Division: 1st Canadian Division
Age: 23
Date of Death: 1917-06-16
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: VIMY MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Maurice Chester Atkinson (born 27 March 1894) was the son of Edgar and Emma Atkinson, née Simpson. Edgar was born at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire and Emma at Liverpool, Lancashire. [Emma's father was born at Barnoldswick, c. 1835.]
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 31, Church Street - Maurice C. Atkinson, aged 7 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Edgar and Emma Atkinson.
Maurice was married to Jean Mary Cheetham in 1915.
A short biography of Maurice is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
ATKINSON, Signaller Maurice Chester, aged 24 years, Canadian Artillery, son of Mr. Edgar Atkinson, formerly of Church Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action June 16, 1917.
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Gunner Maurice Chester ATKINSON

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Field Artillery

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 1st Canadian Division
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