Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Ernest Mitchell SMITH
Private 1252 Ernest Mitchell SMITH
1st/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Killed in Action, Friday 13th August 1915, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, age 20
| Home address: | 52 Clarendon Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1895, Chisworth, Derbyshire |
| Parents: | Mary Ann Smith and Joseph Hadfield Smith 52 Clarendon Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Joiner, Hat Works |
| Enlisted: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | Redoubt Cemetery, Helles, Turkey, plot XI, row B, grave 2. |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
News of Private Ernest Smith's death came from a Lieutenant Braddock, of the 9th Manchesters, who said Private Ernest Smith was killed by a shot through the head.
Brother to Private 18923 Herbert Smith, Lance Corporal 22181 Leonard Smith and Private 1592 Harold Smith.