Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William Lees ASHTON
Private 29983 William Lees ASHTON of 3rd Bn. Manchester Regiment
Died of Illness Tuesday 9th May 1916, Grimsby, age 43
Home address: | 11 Fernerlay Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
Born: | 1873, Newton Moor, Cheshire |
Parents: | Harriet Ashton and Samuel Ashton of 61 Dukinfield Road, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire |
Marital status: | Married to Eliza Ashton (née Bradbury) of 11 Fernerlay Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
Occupation: | Cotton Piecer |
He enlisted in: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
Remembered: | St. George's Church Yard, Hyde, Cheshire, Special Memorial |
Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
From the The Pall Mall Gazette, Thursday 11th May 1916, page 5, column 5, "Cases in Brief":