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.
Atherton, James Arthur –
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: South Wales Borderers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- 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*