Andrew Moynihan VC
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Andrew Moynihan VC
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 8 Sep 2017
On the wall of the Astley Arms Image are two plaques. The blue plaque reads: TAMESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH Andrew Moynihan VC 1831-1867 Awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in the Crimean War. Honoured here on his return to Dukinfield in 1856 Unveiled by Councillor John Taylor March 1996 A second plaque above it reads: To commemorate 150 years of Andrew Moynihan being awarded the Victoria Cross in September 1855. This plaque was unveiled on the 14th September 2005 by Lord Colin Moynihan
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Image Location
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53.477974
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-2.086448