Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William DIGGINES
Private 59078 William DIGGINES
1st/5th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
Killed in Action, Friday 4th May 1917, Died at Sea, Italy, age 36
| Home address: | 139 Manchester Road, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1881, Denton, Lancashire |
| Parents: | Esther Diggines and Samuel Diggines 60 Ashton Road, Denton, Lancashire |
| Marital status: | Married to Alice Maud Diggines (née Armitage) 139 Manchester Road, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Finished Felt Hatter |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Savona Memorial, Savona, Liguria, Italy, panel 4. |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
Died at sea off the Italian Coast, when Cunard Liner SS Transylvania was sunk. 412 lives were lost when the liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat while carrying troops from Marseille to Alexandria.