| Accession Number | P09941.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Thelma-Duryea Studios |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 26 October - 16 December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 6955 Private (Pte) Frederick James Edward Richard Atkinson, 10th Battalion. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6955 Private (Pte) Frederick James Edward Richard Atkinson, 10th Battalion. A farmer from Snowtown, SA, Pte Atkinson served in the Volunteer Rifleman Koppto Club, West Coast, before enlisting in the AIF on 26 October 1916. He embarked with the 23rd reinforcements, 10th Battalion, on 16 December 1916 aboard HMAT Berrima (A35). On 6 August 1917 Pte Atkinson was appointed the rank of Lance Corporal (L Cpl). In July 1917 L Cpl Atkinson's brother, 1878 Pte Ernest Albert Atkinson, transferred to the 10th Battalion. The brothers served briefly together before Ernest was killed by a shell on 18 April 1918. L Cpl Atkinson was with his brother at the time and later oversaw his burial at the Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France. On 26 August 1918, L Cpl Atkinson was killed in action by a shell explosion at Cappy, France. Although attempts were made by members of his Company to recover his body, he was never found. His name is recorded on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.