Son of the late Samuel and Emma Helena Atkinson; brother of Harry Atkinson. Of 31, Gibbon Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company as an Engine Cleaner at Bolton.
Atkinson, Benjamin –
Personal details
- Surname: Atkinson
- Forename: Benjamin
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 7th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 16008
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/08/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 06/07/1917 12/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 8e* S15* 4h 6f