LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Horace Reilby Elliott ATKINSON
Service No: 6174
Born: Southport QLD, 11 December 1905
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 November 1939 (at RAAF Station Richmond NSW)
Unit: No. 1 Engineering School, Ascot Vale VIC
Died: Illness, Ascot Vale, 31 May 1940, Aged 34 Years
Buried: Williamstown Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: No additional information
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 31 May 1940, Aircraftman Class I Atkinson, a Fitter II Engines, died of a coronary disease at Station Sick Quarters, Ascot Vale.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 53/1/649; A9301, 6174