Alfred Atkinson
Sergeant, 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 39 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment all Yorkshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 February 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 8th August 1902 on this day → all of 1902 →
- Born
- 6th February 1874 at Leeds, Yorkshire
- Died
- 21st February 1900 near Paardeberg, South Africa. (Died
- Memorial / grave
- not known
- Medal held by
- theGreen Howards Museum
Digest of citation
On 18th February 1900 during the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Sergeant Atkinson went out seven times under heavy and close fire to obtain water for the wounded. At the 7th attempt he was wounded in the head and Died on a few days afterwards
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ATKINSON, Alfred (Reg. No. 39)
Sergeant 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 8th August 1902 VC Medal's Custodian is theGreen Howards Museum Born on 6th February 1874 at Leeds, Yorkshire.
Died on 21st February 1900 near Paardeberg, South Africa. (Died on of wounds)
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 18th February 1900 during the Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa, Sergeant Atkinson went out seven times under heavy and close fire to obtain water for the wounded. At the 7th attempt he was wounded in the head and Died on a few days afterwards.
on of wounds)
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