Husband of Mrs. Atherton, of 131, Cemetery Road, Kearsley, Lancashire. Previously served in the South African Campaign.
Atherton, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Atherton
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 37
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 2nd, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 608
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: X Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: A. 4.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 07/05/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917