Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William LEECH
Corporal 18488 William LEECH of 19th Bn., Manchester Regiment
Killed in Action Sunday 9th July 1916, Trones Wood near Montauban, Somme, France, age 17
| Home address: | 20 Rochford Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1899, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Esther Ann Leech and Abraham Leech of 9 Rochford Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Butcher's Assistant |
| He enlisted in: | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | Thiepval Memorial Somme, France, Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
Killed on 9th July by sniper fire in the area of Trones Wood near Montauban, Somme.