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ictoria Cross
Timeline
Birth- 6/02/1874
Leeds
Marriage- 21/12/1895-Age: 22 years
Florence Upton
St. Wilfrid's Calverley, Leeds
Death- 21/02/1900-Age: 26 years
Near Paardeberg, South Africa
Burial
Gruisbank British Cemetery in Paardeberg, South Africa
Other Facts
Gender
Male
Father
James Harland Atkinson
Mother
Margaret Mansfield
Sibling
Emily Atkinson, Leonard Atkinson
Child
Eva Doris Atkinson
Military Service
Unit
1st Battalion, The Princes of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Green Howards
Rank
Sergeant
Service Number
No. 3264
Award
Victoria Cross
Award
Queen’s South Africa Medal
