Son of James and Mary Atherton, of 41, Kearsley Street, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancashire, and formerly of 74, Wigan Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire.
Atherton, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Atherton
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: November 15th, 1888
- Birth place: Wigan, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 29
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 15th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 4th (Regular Extra Reserve) Battalion.
- Service number: 20856
- Regiment: King's Liverpool Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Wigan, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Daisy Hill (St. James) C.E. Church WWI
- Eatock Pit Memorial at St. James C.E. Church - Daisy Hill (WWI - Killed)
- CWGC Memorial: Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: I. C. 47.