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Joseph Atherton- re

Details

Forename Joseph
Surname Atherton- re
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan and Leigh Cenotaphs
Age 31
Address 120 Trafalgar Street, Leigh (wife)
Parents' Address
Township Leigh Wigan
Rank Co Sgt Major
Occupation or place of work Captain for Rochdale Canal Co. Manchester
Regiment Royal Engineers, Inland Water Transport
Day of Death 2
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed by exploding bomb at Dunkirk, France
Place of Burial Dunkirk Town Cemetery
Regiment Number 135011
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Born in Wigan
Husband of Helen or Ellen

CWGC, Ancestry, WO 8/12/17