Regimental number | 5540 |
Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Dunolly, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 0.25" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel C Atherton, Dunolly, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row E, Grave 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Charles and Rose ATHERTON. Native of Dunolly, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 20 March 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen: penetrating). Died of wounds, 21 March 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ATHERTON Cecil Robert |