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Douglas Lloyd Atkinson

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Douglas Lloyd Atkinson

Birth
Death
26 Jan 1938 (aged 22–23)
Burial
Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia Add to Map
Plot
Anglican Section 12, Grave 3248
Memorial ID
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CYCLIST KILLED.
Flung 22 Yards After Impact
Douglas Lloyd Atkinson, 22.of Cumberland and Pine Roads, Auburn, was fatally injured yesterday when his motor cycle skidded off the Hume Highway, about eight miles on the Sydney side of Camden. The cycle ran up an embankment, knocked down three panels of fencing, and crashed into a post. Atkinson was flung 22 yards and both his shoes were torn off. Wreckage from the cycle, including the head lamp, and parts of. the post fell near him.The Liverpool Ambulance rushed him to Camden Hospital, but.he died soon after admission without regaining consciousness. The Camden police were informed that several men in a utility truck witnessed the accident. The police would like the men to communicate with them.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 27 January 1938
CYCLIST KILLED.
Flung 22 Yards After Impact
Douglas Lloyd Atkinson, 22.of Cumberland and Pine Roads, Auburn, was fatally injured yesterday when his motor cycle skidded off the Hume Highway, about eight miles on the Sydney side of Camden. The cycle ran up an embankment, knocked down three panels of fencing, and crashed into a post. Atkinson was flung 22 yards and both his shoes were torn off. Wreckage from the cycle, including the head lamp, and parts of. the post fell near him.The Liverpool Ambulance rushed him to Camden Hospital, but.he died soon after admission without regaining consciousness. The Camden police were informed that several men in a utility truck witnessed the accident. The police would like the men to communicate with them.

The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 27 January 1938


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