Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Harry DUCKWORTH
Private 29641 Harry DUCKWORTH
1st/6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
Killed in Action, Tuesday 25th April 1916, France, age 24
| Home address: | 28 Syddall Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1892, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Charlotte Duckworth and Robert Duckworth 30 Syddall Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Ivy Duckworth (née Bristow) 28 Syddall Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Cotton Spinner, Barnfield Mill |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Rue-Des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, plot I, row B, grave 24. |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
From the Manchester Evening News, Friday 5th May 1916, page 4, column 6:
Private Harry Duckworth, Syddall Street, Hyde, aged 24, who went to France nine weeks ago, was killed on April 25th in his sleep, by a shell. Before enlisting he was employed in the spinning room at Barnfield Mill. He was married only three months ago.