Gerald Innes Atkinson

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. A. H. Atkinson, of Feilding.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Private Gerald Atkinson was attending lectures in law at Victoria University College when the war broke out and was one of the first volunteers for active service. He enlisted on the 9th August, 1914 and left with the Samoan Expedition on the 15th August, returning on the 22nd March, 1915, to leave with the 5th Reinforcements for Egypt. He was killed at the Dardanelles on 7th August, 1915." [The Spike: or, Victoria College Review War Memorial Number, Eric Kendall Rishworth (editor), Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, 1920, Wellington]

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Add a Story or Photo

Casualty

Service Number:

8/2250

Name:

Gerald Innes Atkinson

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

24 May 1894

Place of Birth:

Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Education:

Victoria University of Wellington

Next of Kin:

A H Atkinson (father), PO Box 34, Feilding

Religion:

Church of England

Date of Enlistment:

09 August 1914

Locality on Enlistment:

Hadfield Hostel, Wellington

Place of Enlistment:

Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Law Clerk

Employer:

J C Peacock, Wellington

Unit:

NZEF, Otago Regiment, 14 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

07 August 1915

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Relief Force
4th Reinforcements

Places of Embarkation:

Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

Transport:

HMNZT 16
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23

Vessels:

Talune
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo

Destinations:

Apia, Samoa (29 August 1914)
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Cemetery Location:

Turkey