Atkins, Horace

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Atkins, Horace Service Number 4426 Died of Heart Failure 27th January 1917 France

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NAME

ATKINS-Horace

SERVICE NO

4426

UNIT RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

34 yrs 3 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Ermington, Sydney, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

10 Sept 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Lismore, NSW

NEXT OF KIN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Father;- William Alfred Atkins-Woodport Nursery, Erina via Gosford, NSW (mother Emma nee Rossbridge) Height-5’ 4¼”. Weight 10 stone 13½lbs. Chest-33-39” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION

C of E

EMBARKED

Brisbane- HMAT A62 “Wandilla” 31 Jan 1916

DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

Wounded -shell shock 10 Aug 1916

DIED

24 Aug 1916 France-to Hospital DOD- Suddenly- Heart Failure 27 Jan 1917 France

BURIED MEDALS

Buried Mametz Camp Frave No B. Fd Central 57c S W By V R. Bradbury. Re-buried Danzig Alley British Cemetery, 3½ miles East of Mametz Albert, France. British War Medal-31298, Victory Medal-31074. Memorial Plaque & Scroll316297- to father.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

To Father;- W A Atkins, Gosford. Watch (damaged), letters, cards, 2 badges, pendant

WILL CORRESPONDENCE REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT NEWSPAPER REPORTS

Letters from Father. Mrs L Paton, Queen’s Hotel, Ruthven St. Toowoomba Qld Sister;- Ella Atkins, 41 Foster St, Sydney.