| NAME | Atkinson | John George Patterson
John (according to contemporary photo & memorial stone and to Robin Knight in his biography “The Extraordinary Life of Mike Cumberlege SOE”) George (according to Gavin Don’s text) |
| RANK | IN GREECE
2nd Lt or full Lt |
ON DEMOB
N/A – executed Athens, Feb 1943 |
| SERIAL NUMBER | SERVICE
N/K |
PRISONER
N/K |
| UNIT | IN GREECE & AEGEAN
RASC in Greece; SOE in Antiparos |
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| ACTIVE
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IN GREECE & AEGEAN
Greece, Mar – Oct 1941 Antiparos, Dec 41 – Jan 42 |
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| METHOD OF DEPARTURE
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Greece – caique from Athens after capture at Kalamata & PoW at Piraeus
Returned to Antiparos as SOE agent in submarine HMS Triumph. Captured, then sent to prison in Athens |
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| POW CAMPS
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IN GREECE
1941 – Piraeus 1942/43 – Athens |
IN OCCUPIED EUROPE
N/A |
| NOTES
Sources: 1) HMS Triumph Association 2) Mail Online STORY We are pleased to share with you the story of Lt John George Atkinson (RASC and SOE) from the information we have in our Archive. Please click on the headings/links below which will take you to the relevant PDF file. We also include information about HMS Triumph. J G Atkinson RASC Greek Campaign J G Atkinson SOE Greek Campaign Please note we are sharing the contents of our Archive in good faith and in the spirit of the veterans asking us to “Tell Them We Were Here”. The copyright rests with the original authors (as credited), the families and/or The Brotherhood of Greek Veterans. Please contact us at greekveterans@gmail.com if you have any issues or concerns. |
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