Memorial

Ashton Under Lyne Civic Memorial

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Current Location

Memorial Garden, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, OL6 6LL, England

SJ 94264 99120

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 1810
Description: Column with statue of winged victory and wounded soldier on top. Names are on 38 panels for WW1 and 2 panels for WW2. There are lions on either side of central column (one in combact and one victorious) and symbolic representations of the three services: propeller (Raf); ropes and anchor (Navy); and weapons, helmets and gas masks (Army).
Inscription: Plaque on front: ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THE MEN ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE AND DISTRICT WHO FOUGHT FOR KING AND EMPIRE IN THE GREAT WAR, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SARIFICED THEIR LIVES, AND WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED HEREON. 1914-1919. Plaque below: 1939-1945 Wreath on front: BELGIUM, FRANCE, GALLIPOLI, EGYPT, ITALY On back: MESOPOTAMIA, AFRICA, TURKEY, MACEDONIA, RUSSIA

Unveiled

16th September 1922

Gen Sir Ian Hamilton GCB GCMG DSO

Dedicated

16th September 1922

Local Clergy/Dignitaries