Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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John William PURCHES
Serjeant 7270 John William PURCHES
1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
formerly 8657, 6th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Died of Wounds, Thursday 22nd October 1914, No.13 General Hospital, Boulogne, France, age 29
| Home address: | 42 Union Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1885, Newton, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Anna Purches 42 Union Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to May Purches (née Mosley) 14 Adelaide Street, Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Occupation: | Piecer |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, plot III, row A, grave 1. |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
Casualty Form:
Died at 10:30pm at No.13 General Hospital, Boulogne, from wounds received in action.