Son of Charles and Martha Atherton, of 90, Park Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Atherton, Charles –
Personal details
- Surname: Atherton
- Forename: Charles
- Date of birth: April 14th, 1893
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 2nd, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Trooper
- Unit: 20th Hussars.
- Service number: 8961
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 5.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/11/1914 26/02/1915 14/05/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 23/11/1917 24/01/1919