Edward Ernest Atkinson (c.1894-1918)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- ATKINSON, EDWARD ERNEST. Private. No 242308. 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. Born Leeds. Lived Lepton. Son of Edward and Emily Etta Atkinson. Died of wounds (gas) on 28.4.1918. He was 23 years of age. Buried BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 9, Row B, Grave 11.
- ROH:- Lepton Parish Church.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private EDWARD ERNEST ATKINSON
- regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment
- died: Sunday, April 28, 1918
- age: 23 years
- record ID: 48521
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #48521)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #95156)