Capt Basil Elmo Atkins, 7th Bn North Staffordshire Regt.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 10 October 1892, Basil was commissioned into the East Yorkshire Regiment in September 1914, serving in the UK with the 9th Battalion until his transfer to the North Staffs. He served in Gallipoli (where he was wounded in January 1916) and in Mesopotamia, and he was once Mentioned in Dispatches. Basil was killed in action near Kut on 25 February 1917 and is now commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
25 February 1917
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
