Trooper Alfred Atkinson

Ancestor Details

Name of Ancestor: Alfred Atkinson

Ancestor's date of birth: 22/05/1877

Ancestor's date of death: 17/06/1967

Cause of Death: pneumonia

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Was a butcher in Adelaide Hills.

Service Number: 167

Colony or State of enlistment: SA, Place of Enlistment: Adelaide

Unit: 4^th South Australian Imperial Bushmen

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 01/01/19

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service

Murray Page: 360

Contingent: Fourth South Australian

Ship: Manhatan, Date of Sailing: 01/05/1900

Memorial details: Brighton cemetry

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Transvaal and SA 1901 clasps (at least)

Personal Characteristics: not known

Reasons to go and fight: not known

Details of service in war: June 1900 - June 1901 in Cape Colony including charge at Bakenkop (3 July 1900) and skirmish at Stinkhoutboom where three killed (24 July 1900), and in northern Transvaal including battle of Rhenoster Kop (29 November 1900), great De Wet hunt, and advance on Pietersburg and into east Transvaal.

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 27 July 1901 on the Britannic. Returned to butchering, owned his own shop, married had one daughter, one granddaughter, 3 grandsons (1 deceased)and many descendants.

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Barry John Stirling, O'Sulivan Beach SA
Relationship to Ancestor: Grandson

Name of Descendant: Janet Marie Ralph, Brighton SA
Relationship to Ancestor: Granddaughter

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