Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four to Private J. Atherton, Lancashire Fusiliers
Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2485 Pte., 2/5 Lanc. Fus.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2485 Pte., Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (200693 Pte., Lan. Fus.) very fine (4)

D.C.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916. ‘For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When the telephone wire was cut, and owing to smoke from bursting shells, visual signalling was impossible, he went and repaired the wire in two places.’