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Memorial details

Memorial type
Addition to gravestone
District
Tameside
Town
Audenshaw
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
75020

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Current location

Audenshaw Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Audenshaw
Tameside
Greater Manchester
M34 5AH
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 92800 96521
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Addition to family gravestone
Inscription
In loving memory of Walter HULME who died July 6th 1912 aged 56 years also Sarah Ann his wife who died April 8th 1929 aged 66 years at rest also Sydney Thomas the beloved husband of Edith ORTON who was killed in action in France Aug 18th 1916 aged 25 years He never stayed to reason when first the war began, but went and did his duty like a soldier and a man also Elsie ORTON their daughter who died Feb 2nd 1915 aged 19 months too dearly loved to be forgotten also Edith the beloved wife of Albert ORTON who died July 27th 1952 aged 59 years also Albert the beloved husband of Edith ORTON who died July 12th 1953 aged 56 years
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Orton, Sydney Thomas
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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: surname, forenames, relationships, manner of death, place of death, date of death, age
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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