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
- 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
See details - 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gravestone
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Gravestone
- 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
- Sydney Thomas Orton
- WMO ID: 257243
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 16-03-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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