Commemorated on 2 plaques
In honour of these valiant men of Tameside 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
Town Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom where they was
James Kirk VC 1897-1918 Lived here as a young man. Awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in the First World War which tragically cost him his life.
530 Edge Lane, Droylsden, United Kingdom where they lived