Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1 William DIGGINES Private 59078 William DIGGINES of 1st / 5th Bn., Welsh Regiment Killed in Action Friday 4th May 1917, Died at Sea, Italy, age 36 Died at sea off the Italian Coast, when Cunard Liner S.S. Transylvania was sunk. 412 lives were lost when the liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat while carrying troups from Marseille to Alexandria.Previous Man List Of Men Next Man
Of: 139 Manchester Road, Hyde, Cheshire Born: 1881, Denton, Lancashire Parents: Esther Diggines and Samuel Diggines of 60 Ashton Road, Denton, Lancashire Marital status: Married to Alice Maud Diggines (née Armitage) of 139 Manchester Road, Hyde, Cheshire Occupation: Finished Felt Hatter He enlisted in: Hyde, Cheshire Remembered on: Savona Memorial, Italy, Commonwealth War Dead Link with Hyde: Lived in Hyde