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James Atherton (MacDonald)

Details

Forename James
Surname Atherton (MacDonald)
Middle Name
Memorial Leigh Cenotaph
Age 46
Address 3 China Court, Bedford
Parents' Address
Township Leigh
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Collier at Diggle's Pit, Westleigh
Regiment Royal Field Artillery
Day of Death
Month of Death January
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died at Cottage Hospital, Pemberton
Place of Burial Leigh Cemetery
Regiment Number
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information LJ 7/1/16 report of his funeral
Was an army pensioner and had a full career in India, China and South Africa