| Surname | Atherton | |||
| First Name(s) | Robert William | |||
| Place of Birth | Bethesda | |||
| Club(s) | Chelsea Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Middlesbrough | |||
| Service | Mercantile Marine | |||
| Rank | Assistant Steward | |||
| Service Number | - | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | - | |||
| Regiment or Corps | - | |||
| Unit(s) | S.S. "Britannia" (Leith) | |||
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | - | |||
| Unit(s) | - | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Died | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | - | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | 19/10/1917 | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | At Sea | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Tower Hill Memorial | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | - | |||
| Awards and Decorations | - | |||
| Citation(s) | - | |||
| Supplementary Notes | Son of Ann Atherton, of 5, Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh, and the late Samuel Atherton; husband of the late Margaret Jane Atherton (nee Kirkconnell). |
