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Clive Atkinson
| Name on Board | C Atkinson |
| Name on Service Records |
Clive Atkinson |
| Enlistment Age | 25 |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Place of Birth | Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Next of Kin | Edward and S A Atkinson |
| Address | Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 7/07/1915 |
| Service No. | 1820 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 8/04/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Aeneas A60 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| Date of Death | 29/09/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Sapper |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
10th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
Prior to enlistment Clive Atkinson was employed at his Uncle Dr Harry Leigh Atkinson's estate, Bendigo, Vic.
His brother was H L Atkinson, Cecil St, Williamstown (Dentist, 149 Ferguson St, Williamstown, Vic).
The Footscray Chronicle reported that Clive's brothers: Albert, Ivo enlisted in Australia and Vernon enlisted in England. Sister, Beatrice Atkinson was an ambulance driver in England and his Mother was a Red Cross Nurse.
Additional References
Footscray Chronicle, Saturday 13 April, 1918, p2;
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 10 July, p3;
Australian Dictionary of Biography; GP V 1859/60 no. 9 - Parliament of Victoria: www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60No9.pdf
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