Morpeth Herald 02/03/1917 carries a brief obituary:
Mr James Atkinson, Ninth Row, Ashington, has received notification of the death of his son, Private [sic] James Atkinson, R.N.D., who has died of wounds.
ROLL OF HONOUR
ATKINSON.- Died of wounds in France, February 13th, 1917, James Atkinson, R.N.D., aged 24 years and 10 months, dearly and only beloved son of James and Isabella Atkinson, 69 Ninth Row, Ashington.- Deeply mourned by his loving father, mother, and sisters.
Margaret Allison reports that in 1911 he lived at 69 Ninth Row, Ashington
Colin Boyd had submitted the following:
James was born on May 1st 1892 and was working as a miner living with his parents, James and Isabella, at 69, Ninth Row, Ashington when he enlisted in the Royal Naval Division on November 7th 1914.
He served with the Hawke Division until November 11th 1915 when he was hospitalised suffering from enteric fever and he was invalided back to the UK on December 2nd 1915. He was posted to the 190th Brigade Machine Gun Company on February 5th 1917. James died in the 4th Casualty Clearing Station from the effects of gun shot wounds to the chest, legs, right arm and left hand on February 13th 1917.
James Atkinson is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27) and A17.43
