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John Atherton - gg

Details

Forename John
Surname Atherton - gg
Middle Name Thomas
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 19
Address 39 Prescott Street
Parents' Address 3 Horsefield Street
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Wigan Corporation
Regiment Grenadier Guards 1st
Day of Death 1
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of Wounds
Place of Burial Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Regiment Number 21518
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Born in Enfield, Middlesex. Son of Elizabeth Ellen and Frank
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry, WO 3/6/16