Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Joseph Holland ROACH
Private & Drummer 11158 Joseph Holland ROACH of 8th Bn., Cheshire Regiment
Died of Wounds Wednesday 18th August 1915, Anzac, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, age 24
| Home address: | 3 Garden Place, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Born: | 1891, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Parents: | Margaret Roach and William Roach of 3 Garden Place, Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Marital status: | Married to Amy Roach (née Roylance) of Goodier Fold, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Machine Fitter |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Helles Memorial, Turkey, Panel 75 to 77 |
| Link to Hyde: | Enlisted in Hyde |
From Hyde in War Time, 1916 , page 127:
On or about the 20th September [1915] Drummer Roach's wife received a piece of khaki cloth containing a message, written in copying ink, from her husband, in which he said he had just come out of the fire trench, and had cut the cloth from his trousers, as he could not get any writing paper. The piece of cloth was found on the quayside by a soldier [who posted it to Amy Roach].