Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Joseph PHILLIPS
Private 24034 Joseph PHILLIPS of 6/7th Bn., Royal Scots Fusiliers
Killed in Action Monday 23rd October 1916, France & Flanders, age 23
| Home address: | 18 Victoria Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1893, Dukinfield, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Ann Phillips and Joseph Phillips of 18 Victoria Road, Dukinfield, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Cotton Operative |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, Pier and Face 3 C |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
Suffered with shell shock during July 1916 and was treated at No.5 Casualty Clearing Station and No.3 Stationary Hospital in Rouen, France. He was also wounded in August 1916.
From the Manchester Evening News, Friday 1st December 1916, page 3, column 4:
A well known Sunday School Footballer in Hyde District.