Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tameside
Town
Ashton Under Lyne
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13th October 1918
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel H Kendal Oram
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47711

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Current location

St Michael and All Angels Church
Church Street
Ashton Under Lyne
Tameside
Greater Manchester
OL6 6XJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 94126 99004
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque on a wooden backboard
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/N.C.O'S AND MEN/3RD BATTALION/THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT/(NAMES)/Who lost their lives n the Service of their Country/on April 1st 1916 at Cleethorpes.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ball, W
Beardsley, J
Beaumont, L
Bell, S
Bodsworth, W
Brierley, T
Brown, W H
Budding, E
Chandler, F
Chandler, J
See details for all 31 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 31
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 31
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: service number, rank, surname, initials of forenames, regiment, date of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • MENTIONED IN THE UNPUBLISHED HISTORY OF THE 3RD MANCHESTER BY LT COL THORNYCROFT 1937. HELD IN MANCHESTER REGT ARCHIVES

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