Private 15830 James ATKINS

Private 15830 James Atkins{gallery}Pte J Atkins{/gallery}6th Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 23rd September 1917, aged 26

• Commemorated: Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 66 to 68
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of William and Hannah Atkins of 328 Tuttle Hill, Nuneaton
• Husband of Florence May Atkins (now Felton) of 18 Royal Oak Yard, Collycroft
• NNWFHS Memorial: Bedworth
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Atkins
• NNWFHS Bedworth War Memorial Page
• Tyne Cot Memorial
• King’s Own Scottish Borderers

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born at c1891 Hartshill
• Lived at Homeland Cottages, Tuttle Hill, Nuneaton
• Employed as a coal miner