1881 Apr/Jun Born Hornsey, Middlesex (Arthur Montrose Atkins)
1891 census 3, Blackstock Road, Hornsey appears to be him
1898 Mar 14. Attested to RGA Militia. He is a confectioner
1898 Jun 1. Transfers to 5th Lancers as a regular
1901 With 5th Lancers in Boer War. The Queen's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: Orange Free State, Transvaal, Natal, South Africa 1901
1903 Nov 21. Married Emma Alice Crackling at Colchester
1911 census at 30 Bishopthorpe Road York
1914 Sep 7 Attested at York. He was a confectioner
1918 Mar 23. Captured Atkins, Arthur Michael
10748, Sergeant 5th Lancers. Repatriated 19th January 1919, captive in Germany. Arthur Atkins was a married man from the Conservative Club, Holgate Road. Leave expires 17th March 1919.
1920 Dec 11 Died, drowned in River Corrib, Galway. The body was not found till 20 Jan 1921.
Buried Bohermore, Galway
British soldiers died in Ireland