Eric Atkinson
Date of birth: 1917
Date of death: Between 26.4.1941 and 27.4.1941
Area: Pontefract
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Family information: Son of Edward and Mary Ann Atkinson
Rank: Driver
Service number: T/188176
War Service
Eric was in the 2nd Armoured Division Ammunition Sub-Park, part of the Royal Army Service Corps, when he died sometime between 26th April and 27th April 1941. He was a Driver with the service number T/188176. He was 24 years old when he died and he is remembered on the Athens Memorial.
Family Life
Eric Atkinson was born in 1917 to Edward Atkinson and Mary Ann Atkinson nee Smith. In 1921 they were living at 11, Newport Street, Pontefract. Eric’s siblings were Oliver, Janet and Mary.