Name: [John] Atherton . Date of Birth: [unspecified] . Age: 26. Place of Birth: [United... | The National Archives WO 416/12/129 Name: [John] Atherton. Date of Birth: [unspecified]. Age: 26. Place of Birth: [United Kingdom]. Service: [British Army]. Rank: [Guardsman]. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Grenadier Guards]. Service Number: 2613216. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: [unspecified]. PoW number: [unspecified]. Date of Death: 01/05/1940 [21/05/1940]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 2. Date: [1939-1945]
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2253934/john-atherton/ GUARDSMAN JOHN ATHERTON Service Number: 2613216 Regiment & Unit: 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards Date of Death: 21 May 1940 Age 26 years old Buried or commemorated at ESQUELMES WAR CEMETERY Grave Reference: II. B. 2. Location: Belgium Additional Info: Son of John and Margaret Mary Atherton, of Wigan, Lancashire. Personal Inscription: THOUGHTS OF YOU ARE WITH ME YET YEARS MAY PASS BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET