Private 95479 Thomas Percy Atherton

Courtesy Jeff Keenan

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 12th of May 1918 (Sunday)
Born: Sutton Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Tourgeville Military Cemetery - IV. A. 4.

Family details:
Son of Elizabeth Atherton, of "Parkside" 82, Crossley Rd., Ravenhead, St. Helens, Lancs. Mother Elizabeth is sole legatee.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old Thomas Percy is living at 628 Eltonhead Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens with parents Enoch (47), Elizabeth (40) and six siblings: John (20), Ida (16), Emily (14), Enoch (11), Elizabeth (10), Richard H (6). 1911- Sees 13 year old schoolboy Thomas Percy still living at 628 Eltonhead Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens with his parents Enoch (56) Elizabeth (49) and four siblings John Marka (29), Enoch (21), Emily (22), Richard Henry (16).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Atherton_TP_95479.jpg[/pic][caption]From The Local Press - Courtesy Jeff Keenan[/caption]