
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Trafford
- Town
- Ashton On Mersey
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3202
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Current location
St Mary Magdalene Church
Harboro Road
Ashton On Mersey
Trafford
Greater Manchester
M33 6GD
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 77496 91920
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Brass plaque on wooden board with plain red enamelled cross at top centre.
- Inscription
- IN LOVING MEMORY/OF/CHARLES LEONARD DUDLEY/SECOND LIEUTENANT/1/7TH BATTALION MANCHESTER REGIMENT/BORN IN THIS PARISH/KILLED IN ACTION IN GALLIPOLI/JUNE 4TH 1915/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Dudley, Charles Leonard
See details - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank, regiment, place of birth, manner of death, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Plaque
Measurements: height 630 mm, width 510 mm
Materials: Brass
- Backboard
- 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 - Sponsorship
- Private
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