George Lloyd – Atkinson – North Eastern Railway – Leading Seaman – 15/11/1915
Title
George Lloyd – Atkinson – North Eastern Railway – Leading Seaman – 15/11/1915
Initials / forenames
George Lloyd
Surname
Atkinson
Railway company
North Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Naval Division, Hawke Battalion [Howe Battalion]
Military rank
Leading Seaman
Military number
2088
Railway department
Tyne Dock
Railway job
Teemer
Date died
15/11/1915
Magazine reference
North Eastern Railway Magazine: January, 1916,. p11.
Memorial
Alexandra (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
Notes
28 son of Robert & Mary Ann Atkinson; husband of Mary E Atkinson of 13 South Eldon Street, South Shields<br />Leading Seaman G. L. Atkinson, who had been serving in the Royal Naval Division, Hawke Battalion, is reported to have died of fever in the<br />Royal Hospital, Alexandria, on November 15, 1915.<br />Mr. Atkinson joined the N.E.R. service on October 8, 1904, and was employed as a shunter, and afterwards as a teemer at Tyne Dock. He<br />took part in one or two actions in the Gallipoli Peninsular.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Date entered
23/05/2016
Last updated
23/05/2016
Citation
“George Lloyd – Atkinson – North Eastern Railway – Leading Seaman – 15/11/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 15, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62136.