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Son of Mrs. E. Atkinson, of Salt Harbour, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
The first name inscribed on the Beaumont-Hamel Memorial is George.
This 93-ton schooner sailed from Twillingate, Newfoundland, for Gibraltar and was reported missing on January 10, 1918 with its six crew members. No German submarine has claimed to have sunk this vessel.
Digital gallery of Sailor Michael Atkinson
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Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
Digital gallery of
Sailor Michael Atkinson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 10 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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