Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Alfred MOTTERSHEAD
Private 10216 Alfred MOTTERSHEAD
2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Killed in Action, Tuesday 14th September 1915, France, age 26
| Home address: | 7 Smithy Lane, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1889, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Mary Mottershead and William Mottershead 23 Norfolk Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | - |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Pas de Calais, France, plot I, row F, grave 1. |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
From the Manchester Evening News, 24th September 1915, page 4, column 7:
He was killed while in the trenches in France, along with four comrades he was sitting in a dug out, when an enemy shell happened to drop close to them, killing all five instantaneously.
From the North Cheshire Herald, 25th September 1915, page 8, column 3:
His last letter home, dated September 12th [1915], he wrote
Dear Mother,
Just a few lines in answer to your welcome letter, which I received a few days ago. I am glad to tell you I expect my furlough in a couple of days, but I don't know what day it will be, so you can expect me. When I get to London I will send you a wire. I hope you are all in the best of health, as this leaves me.
Your affectionate son.
Alf
Dear Mother,
Just a few lines in answer to your welcome letter, which I received a few days ago. I am glad to tell you I expect my furlough in a couple of days, but I don't know what day it will be, so you can expect me. When I get to London I will send you a wire. I hope you are all in the best of health, as this leaves me.
Your affectionate son.
Alf
Commonwealth War Grave shown name as J. A. Mottershead.