He was the son of Edith Bullock (1887-1976) and John Robert Atkin (1889-1945), who had married in Spilsby on 12 November 1912. Born in Skegness, John was the son of a donkey and carriage proprietor, living at home with his parents in Skegness until at least 1901. Edith was the daughter of an agricultural labourer and lived with her parents in her birthplace of Bitchfield, Lincolnshire until at least 1891. She had become a housemaid by 1901, when she was living and working in a pharmaceutical chemist's household in Grantham. Neither John nor Edith can yet be found in the 1911 census.
Charles was the first of John and Edith's seven children, all born in Skegness between 1913 and 1926. In the meantime John was called up to the Royal Garrison Artillery on 19 March 1917, sailing for France for the first time on 15 September the same year and serving with its 435 (Siege), 353 (Siege) and 375 (Siege) Batteries until his demob in January 1919. He gave his wife as his next of kin at 47 High Street in Skegness – the couple had moved to 26 High Street by 1939 and were still there at the time of John's death. By September 1939 John was a bricklayer's labourer.
Charles Edward joined the Metropolitan Police with warrant number 127009 on 4 July 1938 and at the time of his death was a "supernumerary off-pay" with its H (Whitechapel) Division with the divisional or collar number 244H. In the 1939 Register Charles and his wife Elizabeth (1915-?) formed one of two households living at 75 Somerhill Road in Welling, Kent. It also shows that he was already an Army Reservist with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a status that was due to expire 4 June 1943.
Charles Edward's Military Medal for service in the Middle East appeared in the London Gazette on 14 January 1943:
"The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East: —The Military Medal. No. 6844646 Sergeant Charles Edward Atkin, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Pinner)."
He and his wife had by then moved to Pinner. At the time of his death his battalion formed part of 4th Armoured Brigade, sailing from Naples to Glasgow in early 1944 to prepare for the invasion of Europe and engaged in Normandy soon after D-Day. His death occurred with 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps during the capture of Caen. He is also commemorated on Skegness War Memorial. The obituaries section in the 'Louth Standard' on 14 July that year included the following:
"ATKIN:- Proud and treasured memories of my dear son Ted, who died of wounds in France July 11th. 1944. A silent thought a secret tear keeps his memory always near.-Mother, Skegness. Also obits from
Wife and daughter, Betty and Maureen, Middlesex.
Brothers and sisters, Jack, Lol, Eric, Mona, George (B.L.A.), Skegness."
Charles was the first of John and Edith's seven children, all born in Skegness between 1913 and 1926. In the meantime John was called up to the Royal Garrison Artillery on 19 March 1917, sailing for France for the first time on 15 September the same year and serving with its 435 (Siege), 353 (Siege) and 375 (Siege) Batteries until his demob in January 1919. He gave his wife as his next of kin at 47 High Street in Skegness – the couple had moved to 26 High Street by 1939 and were still there at the time of John's death. By September 1939 John was a bricklayer's labourer.
Charles Edward joined the Metropolitan Police with warrant number 127009 on 4 July 1938 and at the time of his death was a "supernumerary off-pay" with its H (Whitechapel) Division with the divisional or collar number 244H. In the 1939 Register Charles and his wife Elizabeth (1915-?) formed one of two households living at 75 Somerhill Road in Welling, Kent. It also shows that he was already an Army Reservist with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a status that was due to expire 4 June 1943.
Charles Edward's Military Medal for service in the Middle East appeared in the London Gazette on 14 January 1943:
"The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East: —The Military Medal. No. 6844646 Sergeant Charles Edward Atkin, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Pinner)."
He and his wife had by then moved to Pinner. At the time of his death his battalion formed part of 4th Armoured Brigade, sailing from Naples to Glasgow in early 1944 to prepare for the invasion of Europe and engaged in Normandy soon after D-Day. His death occurred with 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps during the capture of Caen. He is also commemorated on Skegness War Memorial. The obituaries section in the 'Louth Standard' on 14 July that year included the following:
"ATKIN:- Proud and treasured memories of my dear son Ted, who died of wounds in France July 11th. 1944. A silent thought a secret tear keeps his memory always near.-Mother, Skegness. Also obits from
Wife and daughter, Betty and Maureen, Middlesex.
Brothers and sisters, Jack, Lol, Eric, Mona, George (B.L.A.), Skegness."
He was the son of Edith Bullock (1887-1976) and John Robert Atkin (1889-1945), who had married in Spilsby on 12 November 1912. Born in Skegness, John was the son of a donkey and carriage proprietor, living at home with his parents in Skegness until at least 1901. Edith was the daughter of an agricultural labourer and lived with her parents in her birthplace of Bitchfield, Lincolnshire until at least 1891. She had become a housemaid by 1901, when she was living and working in a pharmaceutical chemist's household in Grantham. Neither John nor Edith can yet be found in the 1911 census.
Charles was the first of John and Edith's seven children, all born in Skegness between 1913 and 1926. In the meantime John was called up to the Royal Garrison Artillery on 19 March 1917, sailing for France for the first time on 15 September the same year and serving with its 435 (Siege), 353 (Siege) and 375 (Siege) Batteries until his demob in January 1919. He gave his wife as his next of kin at 47 High Street in Skegness – the couple had moved to 26 High Street by 1939 and were still there at the time of John's death. By September 1939 John was a bricklayer's labourer.
Charles Edward joined the Metropolitan Police with warrant number 127009 on 4 July 1938 and at the time of his death was a "supernumerary off-pay" with its H (Whitechapel) Division with the divisional or collar number 244H. In the 1939 Register Charles and his wife Elizabeth (1915-?) formed one of two households living at 75 Somerhill Road in Welling, Kent. It also shows that he was already an Army Reservist with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a status that was due to expire 4 June 1943.
Charles Edward's Military Medal for service in the Middle East appeared in the London Gazette on 14 January 1943:
"The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East: —The Military Medal. No. 6844646 Sergeant Charles Edward Atkin, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Pinner)."
He and his wife had by then moved to Pinner. At the time of his death his battalion formed part of 4th Armoured Brigade, sailing from Naples to Glasgow in early 1944 to prepare for the invasion of Europe and engaged in Normandy soon after D-Day. His death occurred with 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps during the capture of Caen. He is also commemorated on Skegness War Memorial. The obituaries section in the 'Louth Standard' on 14 July that year included the following:
"ATKIN:- Proud and treasured memories of my dear son Ted, who died of wounds in France July 11th. 1944. A silent thought a secret tear keeps his memory always near.-Mother, Skegness. Also obits from
Wife and daughter, Betty and Maureen, Middlesex.
Brothers and sisters, Jack, Lol, Eric, Mona, George (B.L.A.), Skegness."
Charles was the first of John and Edith's seven children, all born in Skegness between 1913 and 1926. In the meantime John was called up to the Royal Garrison Artillery on 19 March 1917, sailing for France for the first time on 15 September the same year and serving with its 435 (Siege), 353 (Siege) and 375 (Siege) Batteries until his demob in January 1919. He gave his wife as his next of kin at 47 High Street in Skegness – the couple had moved to 26 High Street by 1939 and were still there at the time of John's death. By September 1939 John was a bricklayer's labourer.
Charles Edward joined the Metropolitan Police with warrant number 127009 on 4 July 1938 and at the time of his death was a "supernumerary off-pay" with its H (Whitechapel) Division with the divisional or collar number 244H. In the 1939 Register Charles and his wife Elizabeth (1915-?) formed one of two households living at 75 Somerhill Road in Welling, Kent. It also shows that he was already an Army Reservist with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, a status that was due to expire 4 June 1943.
Charles Edward's Military Medal for service in the Middle East appeared in the London Gazette on 14 January 1943:
"The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East: —The Military Medal. No. 6844646 Sergeant Charles Edward Atkin, The King's Royal Rifle Corps (Pinner)."
He and his wife had by then moved to Pinner. At the time of his death his battalion formed part of 4th Armoured Brigade, sailing from Naples to Glasgow in early 1944 to prepare for the invasion of Europe and engaged in Normandy soon after D-Day. His death occurred with 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps during the capture of Caen. He is also commemorated on Skegness War Memorial. The obituaries section in the 'Louth Standard' on 14 July that year included the following:
"ATKIN:- Proud and treasured memories of my dear son Ted, who died of wounds in France July 11th. 1944. A silent thought a secret tear keeps his memory always near.-Mother, Skegness. Also obits from
Wife and daughter, Betty and Maureen, Middlesex.
Brothers and sisters, Jack, Lol, Eric, Mona, George (B.L.A.), Skegness."
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