Private Thomas Atherton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1891-06-22
Place of birth: Bolton Lancashire England
Next of kin: Mary Munro Atherton, wife. 23 Vine Street, St. Catharines, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
23 Vine Street, St. Catharines, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-08-29
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Terlincthun British Cemetery, II. F. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 850146
Highest Rank:
Private
(21st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-03-10 ?
- Private, 21st Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1918-08-29
- Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-11-12 to 1915-03-04
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 4024340
LAC ID:
15947
Service file: B0281-S007
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James Atherton and Mary Atherton of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Mary Munro Atherton of 23 Vine St., St. Catherine's, Ontario
Prior service - 5th Royal North Lancashires / 19th Lincoln Regiment
Attested November 12, 1914 to 19th Battalion (Service No. 55971), discharged March 4, 1915 as Undesirable. Reattested March 10, 1916 in the 176th Battalion (Service No. 850146)
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Militia Welland Canal Force 19th Lincoln Regiment Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Service No. 55971 - Discharged as Undesirable Private Army Canadian Infantry 176th Battalion Service No. 850146 Private Army Canadian Infantry 21st Battalion Service No. 850146 ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-05-13