Private

Gerald Innes Atkinson

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]

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Personal Tributes:

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
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: 
21
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 Reference: 
15
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Gerald Innes Atkinson
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