Monday 18 December 2017

Barnsley Cemetery - Lance Corporal Harry Atkinson


Links:
Cwgc.org - Service details
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Photograph and Transcription by: The Barnsley War Memorial Project

Inscription:
In ------- Remembrance Of/ANNE the devoted wife of/THOS. ATKINSON/Fell asleep February 3rd 1905/In Sorrowful Memory of dear HARRY/The beloved son of the above/Who died of pneumonia Dec. 2nd 1918 aged 29 years/Lying at rest at Dedea-Catch, Bulgaria/"Father in Thy gracious keeping"//In affectionate and loving memory of our dear friend/ELIZA QUICKFALL who passed away at Western Lodge/Huddersfield Rd. Barnsley Dec 26th 1919 aged 58 years/Her brightness cheered our lives//Also sacred to the memory of the above named/THOMAS ATKINSON/The beloved husband of ANN ATKINSON/Who died Jan. 29th 1929 aged 63 years/"At the going down of the sun, and in the morning/We will remember them".

Headstone Location:
Barnsley cemetery, Plot C.27

Service Details:
L/Cpl Harry Atkinson, DM2/189706 766th MT Coy. Royal Army Service Corps

Burial Location:
Dedeagatch British Cemetery, Greece. Plot 11.

Memorials: