Name
Edmund Charles Atkins
25 Mar 1897
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/08/1918
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
17462
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, SOMME
I. F. 9.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Shenley Village Memorial, London Colney Village Memorial
Pre War
Son of Charles and Amelia Atkins of Shenley Bury Farm Cottage. Born in Colney, Hertfordshire on 25 Mar 1897. He was baptized at St Peter, Colney , Hertfordshire on 30 May 1897.
On enlistment he gave his home address as The Model Farm, Shenley and his occupation was, cowman.
Wartime Service
He enlisted at St Albans on the 26 Apr 1916.
After being sent to France he was wounded on the 27 Sep 1917, with a gun shot to the right arm.
He died on the 23 Aug 1918.
Additional Information
17 Mar 1919 the parents were listed as living at The Bothy, Shenley. Back pay and gratuities were assessed as £22 13s 11d which was paid to his mother, no other proprty record found.
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams
