Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tameside
Town
Ashton-under-Lyne
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
45108

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Current location

St Michael & 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
COLOURED CERAMIC TILES IN A MOSAIC STYLE. COLOURED REGIMENTAL BADGE AND CROSSED UNION AND COLOURS FLAGS AT THE TOP OF THE TILES. RED ROSE DEPICTED AT THE BASE. UNION FLAG IS ACTUALLY UPSIDE DOWN
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ WALTON MELLOR/ CAPTAIN THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT,/ SON OF/ JOHN EDWARD & FLORENCE MELLOR/ OF ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE/ BORN 1876, KILLED IN ACTION AT/ MONS, BELGIUM, ON AUGUST 25, 1914./ HE SERVED WITH THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS IN THE SOUTH/ AFRICAN WAR 1900 - 1903 & RECEIVED/ THE QUEENS MEDAL WITH 4 CLASPS/ & THE KING'S MEDAL WITH 2 CLASPS./ HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ROYAL IRISH/ REGIMENT IN 1908, & WAS AN/ INSTRUCTOR/ AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, SANDHURST 1920 - 14/ "DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Mellor, Walton
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death, year of birth,relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forename,manner of death, year of birth,relationships, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 1500MM, width 480MM
    Materials: Ceramic
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private

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