Sapper 155861 William Arthur ATKINS

Sapper 155861 William Arthur Atkins{gallery}Sapper W A Atkins{/gallery}Royal Engineers, 173rd Tunnelling Company. Previously 8th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 5th July 1916, aged 23

• Buried: St Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos, France. Grave III.A.22
  
• Awarded: 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Husband of Elsie May Atkins [nee Lakin]. Married at Hurley Church 14 Feb 1915
• NNWFHS Memorial: Hurley
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Sapper Atkins
• NNWFHS Hurley War Memorial Page
• St Patrick’s Cemetery
• Royal Engineers

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born in c1893 Brownhills, Staffordshire
• Lived at Wood End Hurley [1914]
• Enlisted 3 Sep 1914 in Birmingham
• Transferred to Royal Engineers 23 Feb 1916