Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William BARLOW
Lance Corporal 12866 William BARLOW
7th Battalion, Border Regiment
Died of Wounds, Friday 12th October 1917, Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, age 18
| Home address: | 28 Wood St, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1899, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Emma Barlow and John Barlow 14 Bank Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Florence Barlow (née Hadfield) |
| Occupation: | Collier, New Moss Colliery |
| Enlisted: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | Dozinghem Millitary Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, plot XI, row H, grave 9. |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
Died of a gunshot wound in side of stomach and left arm.
When he was injured he asked for a cigarette to be lit and placed in his mouth before the stretcher bearers took him to the casualty clearing station, where he died.
A Message of Remembrance, written for Werneth Low Cenotaph Unveiling, 25th June 1921:
Clarendon Hotel Roll of Honour
In memory of the boys, who made the supreme sacrifice:
J. Lindley, W. Barlow, J. Hardinge, F. Moss, G. Froggatt;
also their late secretary, W. Wallworth.
From Mrs. Platt (hon. treas.).
In memory of the boys, who made the supreme sacrifice:
J. Lindley, W. Barlow, J. Hardinge, F. Moss, G. Froggatt;
also their late secretary, W. Wallworth.
From Mrs. Platt (hon. treas.).