Blue Plaque - Victoria Cross
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A plaque on Ashton Town Hall pays tribute to those eight men associated with Tameside who have been awarded the Victoria Cross :-
- John Buckley: 1813 - 1876
- William Thomas Forshaw: 1890 - 1943
- Albert Hill: 1895 - 1971
- James Kirk: 1897 - 1918
- Andrew Moynihan: 1831 - 1867
- Arthur Herbert Procter: 1890 - 1973
- Harry Norton Schofield: 1865 - 1931
- Ernest Sykes: 1885 - 1949
Plaques to each of these individuals are erected in the towns with which they are associated.
Page last updated: 12 September 2007