Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Tameside
- Town
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18449
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Current location
Museum of Manchester Regiment
Ashton Town Hall
Ashton-under-Lyne
Tameside
Greater Manchester
OL6 6DL
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 93897 99257
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Brass Plaque on wooden backboard. All lettering is inscribed in black, except the first letter of each word which is red.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN FRANK HAMER / 9TH BATT. THE MANCHESTER REGT. / A MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL, / KILLED IN ACTION / KRITHIA NULLAH, GALLIPOLI / 7TH JUNE 1915
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Hamer, Frank
See details - 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,occupation
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Backboard
Measurements: height 140MM, width 160MM
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- 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
- History
- 1980'S: MOVED WITHIN THE BUILDING WHEN THE MANCHESTERS MUSEUM WAS PLACED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE TOWN HALL
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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