{"id":865,"date":"2025-11-16T10:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T10:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=865"},"modified":"2025-11-16T13:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T13:57:43","slug":"atkins-ronald","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=865","title":{"rendered":"ATKINS, Ronald"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"865\" class=\"elementor elementor-865\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bbbbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bbbbf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06af1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06af1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">T\/5827304 Corporal Ronald Atkins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a781d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a781d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Suffolk Regiment \/ Royal Army Service Corps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2569c45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2569c45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dcbb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77dcbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Medals.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Medals\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Medals\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODczLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtTWVkYWxzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Medals-1024x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-873\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Medals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Medals-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Medals-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Medals-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Medals.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c16a50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c16a50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d61b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d61b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, and War Medal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea0404 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ea0404\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fe95e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5fe95e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Portrait.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-875\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Portrait\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Portrait.jpg 434w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Portrait-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c3bd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87c3bd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d179d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d179d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990fa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990fa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FAMILY<\/strong><\/p><p>Ron was born on the 19th May 1921, and had at least a one sister and one brother. He is pictured standing behind them in the photo below (click to enlarge).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da09c11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da09c11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56654a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e56654a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-brother-and-sister.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins (standing) with his brother and sister\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with brother and sister\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODc2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8td2l0aC1icm90aGVyLWFuZC1zaXN0ZXIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"962\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-brother-and-sister.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-876\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with brother and sister\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-brother-and-sister.jpg 600w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-brother-and-sister-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ronald Atkins - Photo - with brother and sister<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c5d6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29c5d6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702a1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"702a1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His brother served in the Royal Artillery during WW2, and is shown in a few photos in uniform below, and with his unit (second from right &#8211; front row). Unfortunately, without census information, it is impossible to put a name to him, or find details of his service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87ab46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a87ab46\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca94fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ca94fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89488a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d89488a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODc5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tQnJvdGhlci1pbi1BcnRpbGxlcnktVW5pZm9ybS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform-190x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-879\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8839a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8839a6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3271f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3271f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform-with-comrade.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform with comrade\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform with comrade\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODc4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tQnJvdGhlci1pbi1BcnRpbGxlcnktVW5pZm9ybS13aXRoLWNvbXJhZGUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform-with-comrade-189x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-878\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform with comrade\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform-with-comrade-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-Uniform-with-comrade.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery Uniform with comrade<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81cf3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f81cf3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e459e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8e459e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-sport-team.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery sport team\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery sport team\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODc3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tQnJvdGhlci1pbi1BcnRpbGxlcnktc3BvcnQtdGVhbS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-sport-team-768x485.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-877\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Brother in Artillery sport team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-sport-team-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-sport-team-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Brother-in-Artillery-sport-team.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ronald Atkins' Brother in Artillery sport team - Front row, second from right<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f8a4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2f8a4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70ba21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c70ba21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d1a3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3d1a3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1545271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1545271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Enlistment<\/strong><\/p><p>6ft tall Ron enlisted in the Suffolk Regiment on the 24th October 1938. He was 17 years and 5 months old. The usual age to serve the colours was 18, but 17 was allowed with parental consent.<\/p><p>On the 17th February 1939, still six months prior to the outbreak of war, he transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps to serve as a driver. He was placed in a unit called &#8220;Connaught Squad&#8221;. He does not appear on the 1939 register. This register was taken at the outbreak of war, listing all civilians on the night of 29th September 1939. Serviing military were not included.<\/p><p>He sent a postcard home to his sweetheart, Margaret, showing him with his with &#8220;His Gang&#8221;, and is seen pictured above as a private &#8211; back row third from the left (click to enlarge). He is also pictured in the right-hand photo kneeling in front of some of his squad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5711ac7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5711ac7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdcc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cdcc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad front and back\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad front and back\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODgwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tQ29ubmF1Z2h0LVNxdWFkLWZyb250LWFuZC1iYWNrLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back-854x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-880\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad front and back\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back-768x921.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back-1281x1536.jpg 1281w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-front-and-back.jpg 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With Connaught Squad - back row third from the left<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777f0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"777f0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - New Stripes\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - New Stripes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODgxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tTmV3LVN0cmlwZXMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes-608x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-881\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - New Stripes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes-608x1024.jpg 608w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes-768x1293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes-912x1536.jpg 912w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-New-Stripes.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With new corporal stripes<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31832b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31832b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with three of Connaught Squad\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with three of Connaught Squad\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODgyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8td2l0aC10aHJlZS1vZi1Db25uYXVnaHQtU3F1YWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad-670x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-882\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with three of Connaught Squad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-three-of-Connaught-Squad.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kneeling with three of Connaught Squad<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6ece4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be6ece4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944c30f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944c30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From then until the 18th June 1944, he saw home service only. He undertook numerous courses, including driving, small arms training and fire fighting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad2d55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ad2d55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec6175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec6175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below, you can see Ron pictured, more jovial this time with his friends in Connaught Squad, Royal Army Service Corps. In the first he is front and centre, and in the second &#8211; front row far left. Dressed different to the others in both. The first he sent home with a funny message on the reverse side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1148ae e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1148ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57a5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d57a5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad - Partial annotated\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad - Partial annotated\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkxLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tQ29ubmF1Z2h0LVNxdWFkLVBhcnRpYWwtYW5ub3RhdGVkLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-1024x631.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-891\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad - Partial annotated\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-1536x946.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-Partial-annotated-2048x1261.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With Connaught Squad - Front and centre<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e90fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3e90fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad 2\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkwLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tQ29ubmF1Z2h0LVNxdWFkLTIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2-1024x628.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-890\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Connaught Squad 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2-1024x628.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2-1536x943.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Connaught-Squad-2.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With Connaught Squad - Front row, far left<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bc95d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98bc95d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92b6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d92b6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He is pictured below wearing sergeant stripes, probably sometime prior to being mobilised to head accross the English Channel. On the 18th June 1944, twelve days after D-Day, Ron arrived in France. Little is known of his movements there, but he evidently went to Belgium at some point, as he sent home a Christmas card that year to Margaret (shown below). As well as a photo with the trucks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0d020 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f0d020\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f84310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f84310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Sergeant.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Sergeant\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Sergeant\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tU2VyZ2VhbnQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Sergeant-585x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-892\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Sergeant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Sergeant-585x1024.jpg 585w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Sergeant-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Sergeant-768x1344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Sergeant.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Briefly promoted to Sergeant<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa66c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa66c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium-790x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-894\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - xmas card back from Belgium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium-1185x1536.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium-1580x2048.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-xmas-card-back-from-Belgium.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chritmas card from Belgium<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4e56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f4e56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-trucks-annotated.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with trucks annotated\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with trucks annotated\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8td2l0aC10cnVja3MtYW5ub3RhdGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-trucks-annotated-800x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-893\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - with trucks annotated\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-trucks-annotated-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-trucks-annotated-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-trucks-annotated-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-with-trucks-annotated.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1653bd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1653bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e554b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8e554b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whilst on a brief home leave pass, he married Margaret Eileen Frances, from Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He is shown below on the wedding day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246eca7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"246eca7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fbbd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32fbbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Wedding 2\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Wedding 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODg2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tV2VkZGluZy0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2-733x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-886\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Wedding 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2-1100x1536.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1945 on the day of his marriage to Margaret<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942fb63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"942fb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Wedding\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Wedding\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODg4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTFcL1JvbmFsZC1BdGtpbnMtUGhvdG8tV2VkZGluZy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-1024x784.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-888\" alt=\"Ronald Atkins - Photo - Wedding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-1536x1176.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Photo-Wedding-2048x1568.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1945 on the day of his marriage to Margaret<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2eb07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e2eb07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d089c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d089c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He spent a year and 194 days overseas, returning on the 28th December 1945. After a short amount of home service, he demobilised and transeferred to the &#8220;Class Z Reserve&#8221; on the 20th January 1946. After almost 8 years, Ronald Atkins was once again returned to civilian life. Evidently, he didn&#8217;t impress as a senior NCO (non-commissioned officer), as his rank on discharge is listed as corporal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52c3a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d52c3a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc08a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cc08a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b562d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d0b562d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Paybook-Complete.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M181.9 256.1c-5-16-4.9-46.9-2-46.9 8.4 0 7.6 36.9 2 46.9zm-1.7 47.2c-7.7 20.2-17.3 43.3-28.4 62.7 18.3-7 39-17.2 62.9-21.9-12.7-9.6-24.9-23.4-34.5-40.8zM86.1 428.1c0 .8 13.2-5.4 34.9-40.2-6.7 6.3-29.1 24.5-34.9 40.2zM248 160h136v328c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V24C0 10.7 10.7 0 24 0h200v136c0 13.2 10.8 24 24 24zm-8 171.8c-20-12.2-33.3-29-42.7-53.8 4.5-18.5 11.6-46.6 6.2-64.2-4.7-29.4-42.4-26.5-47.8-6.8-5 18.3-.4 44.1 8.1 77-11.6 27.6-28.7 64.6-40.8 85.8-.1 0-.1.1-.2.1-27.1 13.9-73.6 44.5-54.5 68 5.6 6.9 16 10 21.5 10 17.9 0 35.7-18 61.1-61.8 25.8-8.5 54.1-19.1 79-23.2 21.7 11.8 47.1 19.5 64 19.5 29.2 0 31.2-32 19.7-43.4-13.9-13.6-54.3-9.7-73.6-7.2zM377 105L279 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-6v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9zm-74.1 255.3c4.1-2.7-2.5-11.9-42.8-9 37.1 15.8 42.8 9 42.8 9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ronald Atkins - Paybook - (12 Page PDF) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Service-Cert-Record-Book-Complete.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M181.9 256.1c-5-16-4.9-46.9-2-46.9 8.4 0 7.6 36.9 2 46.9zm-1.7 47.2c-7.7 20.2-17.3 43.3-28.4 62.7 18.3-7 39-17.2 62.9-21.9-12.7-9.6-24.9-23.4-34.5-40.8zM86.1 428.1c0 .8 13.2-5.4 34.9-40.2-6.7 6.3-29.1 24.5-34.9 40.2zM248 160h136v328c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V24C0 10.7 10.7 0 24 0h200v136c0 13.2 10.8 24 24 24zm-8 171.8c-20-12.2-33.3-29-42.7-53.8 4.5-18.5 11.6-46.6 6.2-64.2-4.7-29.4-42.4-26.5-47.8-6.8-5 18.3-.4 44.1 8.1 77-11.6 27.6-28.7 64.6-40.8 85.8-.1 0-.1.1-.2.1-27.1 13.9-73.6 44.5-54.5 68 5.6 6.9 16 10 21.5 10 17.9 0 35.7-18 61.1-61.8 25.8-8.5 54.1-19.1 79-23.2 21.7 11.8 47.1 19.5 64 19.5 29.2 0 31.2-32 19.7-43.4-13.9-13.6-54.3-9.7-73.6-7.2zM377 105L279 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-6v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9zm-74.1 255.3c4.1-2.7-2.5-11.9-42.8-9 37.1 15.8 42.8 9 42.8 9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ronald Atkins - Serivce Record Book - (7 Page PDF) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Atkins-Infantry-discharge-to-transfer.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M181.9 256.1c-5-16-4.9-46.9-2-46.9 8.4 0 7.6 36.9 2 46.9zm-1.7 47.2c-7.7 20.2-17.3 43.3-28.4 62.7 18.3-7 39-17.2 62.9-21.9-12.7-9.6-24.9-23.4-34.5-40.8zM86.1 428.1c0 .8 13.2-5.4 34.9-40.2-6.7 6.3-29.1 24.5-34.9 40.2zM248 160h136v328c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V24C0 10.7 10.7 0 24 0h200v136c0 13.2 10.8 24 24 24zm-8 171.8c-20-12.2-33.3-29-42.7-53.8 4.5-18.5 11.6-46.6 6.2-64.2-4.7-29.4-42.4-26.5-47.8-6.8-5 18.3-.4 44.1 8.1 77-11.6 27.6-28.7 64.6-40.8 85.8-.1 0-.1.1-.2.1-27.1 13.9-73.6 44.5-54.5 68 5.6 6.9 16 10 21.5 10 17.9 0 35.7-18 61.1-61.8 25.8-8.5 54.1-19.1 79-23.2 21.7 11.8 47.1 19.5 64 19.5 29.2 0 31.2-32 19.7-43.4-13.9-13.6-54.3-9.7-73.6-7.2zM377 105L279 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-6v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9zm-74.1 255.3c4.1-2.7-2.5-11.9-42.8-9 37.1 15.8 42.8 9 42.8 9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Ronald Atkins - 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