Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Elijah SMITH
Private 12784 Elijah SMITH of 101st Coy., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), (Formerly 15386 Lancashire Fusiliers)
Died of Wounds Friday 14th July 1916, Edinburgh War Hospital, age 26
| Home address: | 13 Union Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1890, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Hannah Smith and John Smith of 182 Market Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Elizabeth Hannah Smith (née Hallas) of 13 Union Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Great Central Railway Crane Driver |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Hyde (St. George) Churchyard, Cheshire, Special Memorial |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
He died from a shot in the neck.
Elijah Smith's funeral was held in Hyde town centre, with a funeral cortege along Market Street on route to St. George's Church. Before his burial he was given a military salute over his grave.