Private 260227 William Atherton

St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M.

Regiment/Unit: Cheshire Regiment - 15th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 241357, S. Lan. Regt.

Age at death: 32
Date of death: 12th of October 1918 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Reservoir Cemetery - II. D. 4.

Family details:
Born: 22/10/1885 Father: James Atherton (1858) Mother: Elizabeth Ellen Forbes (1860) Widow: Harriett (nee Slinn).

Census details:
1891: A five year old scholar at 38 College Street, with parents James and Ellen, plus siblings William, Samuel, Albert & Joseph. 1901: Glassworks Flattener, age 14, at 38 College Street with same siblings plus additions Emily, Thomas & Sarah.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/260227WmAtherton.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Atherton_W_260227_Ches.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private William Atherton at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem1.jpg[/pic][caption]William is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/caption][/url]