Atkinson Walter William Sapper
Personnel Entry
Name Atkinson Walter William
Army number 1891558
Rank Sapper
Decorations None known beyond any Service Awards
Date of birth Born 31/12/1919, Lambeth, Surrey. Mother's maiden surname Poulter. Walter's entry on Ancestry.co.uk. has his birth listed as 25/12/1918. CWGC has 31/12/1918.
Age (At time of death) 21.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Engineers. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 14/2/1940 - circumstances not yet known.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not known to have served with the Brigade.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Died 14/2/1940 at Barnet, Hertfordshire. Cause of death not yet ascertained. Buried in Modern Cemetery, Section WB, Grave Number 1144. Private headstone - inscription reads "Thy will be done".
Home address Son of Walter William (1891 - 1958) and Elizabeth Ada Atkinson ( 1892 - 1968) of Morden, Surrey.
Source table
Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.
Acknowledgment is due to the "Find a Grave" Website for the image of the Atkinson headstone.
