Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC ATHERTON, GEORGE WILLIAM Rank: Sapper Service No: 1990674 Date of Death: 01/09/1942 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers, 578 Field Coy. Panel Reference: Panel 5. Column 2. Memorial: BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of George and Elizabeth Atherton; nephew of Mrs. E. Shields, of Westhoughton, Lancashire.