ASHTON-under-LYNE - GREATER MANCHESTER
War Memorial
War Memorial
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.
Private James GEORGE 1546
Born: Manchester, England
Enlisted: 15 April 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Salesman
22nd Battalion Australian Infantry
Departed Australia 8-2-1917 from Sydney, N.S.W.
Killed in Action 4-8-1916, France aged 26years
Son of Edward George and Alice George, of John St., Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs, England
Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 96
Born: Manchester, England
Enlisted: 15 April 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Salesman
22nd Battalion Australian Infantry
Departed Australia 8-2-1917 from Sydney, N.S.W.
Killed in Action 4-8-1916, France aged 26years
Son of Edward George and Alice George, of John St., Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs, England
Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 96
Private James HAMER 1321
Born: Ashton-under-Lynne, Lancashire
Enlisted: 21-12-1914, Wangaratta, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Clerk
57th Battalion Australian Infantry
Departed Australia 2-2-1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
Killed in Action 1-9-1918, France aged 40years
Son of William and Ann Hamer, of Birch House, Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
Resting: Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 163
Born: Ashton-under-Lynne, Lancashire
Enlisted: 21-12-1914, Wangaratta, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Clerk
57th Battalion Australian Infantry
Departed Australia 2-2-1915 from Melbourne, Victoria
Killed in Action 1-9-1918, France aged 40years
Son of William and Ann Hamer, of Birch House, Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
Resting: Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 163
Private Reuben YOUNG 3959
Born: Lancashire, England
Enlisted: 15-7-1915, Ballarat, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Leather Dresser
21st Battalion Australian Infantry
Departed Australia 8-2-1916 from Melbourne, Victoria
Killed in Action 26-8-1916, France, aged 22years
Son of Reuben and Mary Young, of 33, Birch St., Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 95
Born: Lancashire, England
Enlisted: 15-7-1915, Ballarat, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Leather Dresser
21st Battalion Australian Infantry
Departed Australia 8-2-1916 from Melbourne, Victoria
Killed in Action 26-8-1916, France, aged 22years
Son of Reuben and Mary Young, of 33, Birch St., Ashton-under-Lyne, England.
Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 95