Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Harry REDFERN
Private M2/101934 Harry REDFERN
Army Service Corps
Died of Illness, Wednesday 20th December 1916, Hyde, Cheshire, age 36
| Home address: | 14 Peel Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1880, Mottram, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Eliza Redfern and Joel Redfern 8 Meadow Ave, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Sarah Hannah Redfern (née Bradshaw) 14 Peel Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Enlisted: | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | Hyde Cemetery, Hyde, Cheshire, block NC2, grave 3261. |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
From the British Army WWI Service Record, 1914 - 1920:
Discharged 26th May 1916, Physically unfit for duty caused by Tuberculosis of the lungs. The illness began in April 1916 when he began to cough and spit, with night sweats and lack of appetite, with symptoms gradually getting worse.
He was buried with his parents in the family grave in Hyde Borough Cemetery, but the inscription of his burial was never placed on the headstone.