Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Francis Joseph BENNETT
Private 103145 Francis Joseph BENNETT of 2nd Bn. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) (Formerly 5253, 2/7th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers)
Died of Wounds Tuesday 24th September 1918, Charing Cross Hospital, London, age 20
| Of: | 28 Well Meadow, Flowery Field, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1898, Newton, Hyde |
| Parents: | Sarah Ann Bennett and Henry Simpson Bennett of 28 Well Meadow, Flowery Field, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Cotton Spinner |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered on: | St. Mary's Churchyard, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire, K. 15 |
| Link with Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
On 18.9.1918 Private Bennett received a shell wound to the left side of his head. He was taken to Charing Cross Hospital, London for treatment and died a 2am on the 24.09.1918 from complications arising from the wound.