Atherton, James Arthur –

Son of Peter and Elizabeth Atherton, of 14, Chorley Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mabel Teresa Sharples (formerly Atherton, nee Taylor), of 5, Bayley Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and formerly of 12, Dawson Lane, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 46694, Royal Army Medical Corps.

Personal details

  • Surname: Atherton
  • Forename: James Arthur
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 8th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 10th (1st Gwent) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 24682
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: III. D. 10.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 07/06/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/f*

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