Memorial
Third Engineer F H Ashton
The gravestone
Source: Copyright David Long
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Current Location
Wigan Cemetery, Plot C87, Cemetery Road, Lower Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 4NL, England
OS Grid Reference
SD 58890 04200
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Addition to gravestone
- WMR Reference Number
- 91652
- Description
- A tall, lancet-arched sandstone headstone with a carved fleury border within the arch, above the incised inscription.
- Inscription
- .../ Also Frederick Harry Ashton/ (3rd. Engineer) Grandson of the above/ Who was lost at sea by the/ torpedoing of HMS Uganda/ in the Mediterranean March 8th 1918/ Aged 29 years./ ....
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 1
- Died
- 1
- Information shown
- Forenames, surname, rank, relationship, manner and date of death, age
- Order of names
- Forenames, surname, rank, relationship, manner and date of death, age
- Custodian
- Wigan Council
Components
- Gravestone
Made from: Stone - Sandstone
Condition: Good