Youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Atherton, of “Mayfield”, Castleton, Lancashire, and formerly of 64, Hampden Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914.
Atherton, Sam Brimelow –
Personal details
- Surname: Atherton
- Forename: Sam Brimelow
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Castleton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 10th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 21st (6th City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 19054
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Waggon Road Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: B. 13.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/01/1917 02/02/1917 07/12/1917 11/01/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6c* S21* 6g