Private Richard Torkington

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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: 45101

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Current location

St James' Church
Union Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
Tameside
Greater Manchester
OL6 9NQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 94158 94432
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

RECTANGULAR MARBLE TABLET WITH PEDIMENT. INSCRIPTION IN BLACK LETTERING

Inscription

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE RICHARD TORKINGTON/ 1ST/6TH BATTALION MANCHESTER REGIMENT (TF)/ BELOVED ELDER SON OF/ WILLIAM AND ADA MARY TORKINGTON/ ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR OF THIS CHURCH/ WHO CHEERFULLY VOLUNTEERED HIS SERVICES/ AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR/ AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION/ AGED 19/ IN THE GALLIPOLI PENINSULA JUNE 3RD 1915/ HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND"

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Torkington, Richard
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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, place of death,forename,manner of death,age of death,relationships,additional
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: height C 1000MM, width C1000MM
Materials: Marble

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

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