Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William Edmund LEWIS
Private 16756 William Edmund LEWIS of 1st Bn., King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Killed in Action Friday 13th August 1915, France , age 39
| Home address: | 24 Haughton Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1876, Bedwas, Monmouthshire |
| Parents: | Ann Lewis and John Lewis of Penylaw farm, Maesycwmmer, Bedwas, Bedwas Upper, Monmouthshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Alice Lewis (née Wilde) of 24 Haughton Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Coal Mine Hewer |
| He enlisted in: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France, II. M. 6. |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
In the 1921 Cenotaph Unveiling Booklet his name is given as William Edmond Lewis.