| Full Name: |
James Hattersley Atkinson |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
James Hattersley |
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| Surname: |
Atkinson |
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| War: |
South African War, 1899-1902 |
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| Serial No.: |
2574 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Contractor |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Atkinson (mother), Sheffield, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Sheffield, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
5th New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 14 Company, C Squadron, New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
31 March 1900 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Vessel: |
Maori |
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| Destination: |
Beira, Portuguese East Africa |
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| Last Unit Served: |
5th New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Paardeberg, Orange Free State, South Africa |
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| Date of Death: |
29 April 1901 |
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| Year of Death: |
1901 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Leeuwfontein Farm (about 5 miles south of drift), Paardeberg, Orange Free State, South Africa |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902
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| Biographical Notes: |
Atkinson was buried near Paardeburg, O.R.C., under trees in garden of Leeuwfontein Farm, about 5 miles south of drift. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, 1st - 7th Contingents, (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, commemoration panel (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899-1902 Name panel: Armstrong, W.D. - Bottom, O. (photo John Halpin, December 2011).
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899-1902 Dedication panel. (photo John Halpin, December 2011).
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| Further References: |
- New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
- Perham, Frank. 'The Kimberley Flying Column : being reminiscences of service in the South African War of 1899-1903', Printers and Publishers, Timaru, 1959. (DT 932 Per)
- Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer: the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, NZ, The Author.
- Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, 1900. H - 6A, p. 9.
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| Sources Used: |
Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war. (6th ed.) Hamilton, N.Z.: The Author. |
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