Leslie Atkin
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Leslie was born in 1898 in Nottingham and was the son of Albert Matthew a journeyman butcher and Lizzie Atkin née King and the brother of Elsie, Cyril, Eliza, Dorris and Lizzie Atkin.
His father Albert Matthew was born in 1872 in Nottingham and his mother Lizzie King was born in 1872 in Nottingham they were married in 1897 in Nottingham.
In 1911 they lived at 5 Buckingham Terrace Bunbury Street Meadows Nottingham Albert 40 yrs a journeyman butcher, he is living with his wife Lizzie 39 yrs and their 6 children, Leslie 13 yrs, Elsie 11 yrs Cyril 10 yrs, Eliza 8 yrs Doris 4 yrs and Lizzie 2 yrs of age.
Private Leslie Atkin enlisted at Nottingham and served with the 1st battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers.) He landed in the Balkans on 25th September 1915. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 31st May 1916 and is buried in Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut, Belgium grave reference II B 36.
He was born A/M/J/1898 so may have been 17 when killed.
Additional research and information Peter Gillings
Leslie Atkin
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Berks Cemetery Extension , Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle
Leslie Atkin in Nottingham
A family photo, assumed to be taken outside his parents house.
courtesy of Lee Bradshaw