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
18450

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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

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Previous locations
  • B AND S MASSEY
    Ashton Old Rd
    Openshaw
    Tameside
    Greater Manchester
    England

    OS Grid Ref: SJ 880 970
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze Plaque with medallion at the top
Inscription
THIS TABLET IS IN MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / FELLOW WORKERS WHO DIED / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / THEY NEVER FAIL WHO DIE / IN A GREAT CAUSE (...) THEY BUT AUGMENT THE DEEP AND SWEEPING THOUGHTS THAT OVERPOWER ALL OTHERS AND CONDUCT / THE WORLD AT LAST TO FREEDOM - LORD BYRON
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowler, Charles F
Bradshaw, Arthur
Edmonson, John W
Jones, Reginald
Lowe, William H
Payne, Alfred R
Phillips, Thomas
See details for all 7 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death,regiment,place of death,forenames, manner of death
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1350MM, width 600M
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
MUSEUM AUTHORITIES

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