Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Addition to gravestone
- District
- Wigan
- Town
- Lower Ince
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 91652
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Current location
Plot C87
Wigan Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Lower Ince
Wigan
Greater Manchester
WN3 4NL
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 58890 04200
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A tall, lancet-arched sandstone headstone with a carved fleury border within the arch, above the incised inscription.
- Inscription
- .../ Also Frederick Harry Ashton/ (3rd. Engineer) Grandson of the above/ Who was lost at sea by the/ torpedoing of HMS Uganda/ in the Mediterranean March 8th 1918/ Aged 29 years./ ....
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Ashton, Frederick Harry
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames, surname, rank, relationship, manner and date of death, age
Order of information: Forenames, surname, rank, relationship, manner and date of death, age
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Gravestone
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Wigan Council
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