Husband of Annie Atherton, of 52, Settle Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Previous service of 4 years in the 3rd East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and discharged as time-expired. Formerly Private 4445, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
Atherton, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Atherton
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Leigh, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 242074
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: May 4th, 1915 - 1915-05-04
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/05/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/12/1917