We remember Robert Atherton

We remember Robert Atherton

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Runcorn, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8508529 1885
1914
service British Army Private 8519 Liverpool Regiment Source:8958350 12th August 1914
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8958350 12th August 1914
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8958357 April 1917
1919
dates Age 23 Source:7072528 13th December 1919
service British Army Private 8519 The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion Source:8508529
1919
death Died of wounds Died of sickness following wounds (gas) - taken from CWGC record United Kingdom Source:7072528 13th December 1919
burial Heaton Mersey (st. John The Baptist) Churchyard CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cheshire United Kingdom Source:7072528

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert
Initials R
Last Name Atherton,
Source 7072528
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 8519 The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion Private
British Army 8519 Liverpool Regiment Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MM British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eleanor Atherton mother
Samuel Atherton father

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Medal Index Cards Transcription Ann39898
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Ann39898

External Evidence

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More Than A Name project - Stockport and surrounds Deborah102878
MIC image (Ancestry) R58235
EDINBURGH GAZETTE, APRIL 1917 - Military Medal R58235

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