Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Elijah SMITH
Private 12784 Elijah SMITH
101st Company, Machine Gun Corps,
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 182 Market Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Elizabeth Hannah Smith (née Hallas) 13 Union Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Great Central Railway Crane Driver |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | St. George's Churchyard, Hyde, Cheshire, a CWGC memorial, (the original gravestones were removed). |
| 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.