Atkinson John George

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

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE & AEGEAN

Greece, Mar – Oct 1941

Antiparos, Dec 41 – Jan 42

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

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

POW CAMPS

 

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 Foreword

HMS Triumph Greek Campaign

J G Atkinson RASC Greek Campaign

J G Atkinson SOE Greek Campaign

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