Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Samuel SOUTER
Private Po./18440 Samuel SOUTER
Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on HMS Malaya
Killed in Action, Wednesday 31st May 1916, Battle of Jutland, age 18
| Home address: | 291 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1898, Gee Cross, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Martha Ann Souter and Hampden Souter 291 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | - |
| Enlisted: | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Remembered: | Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Orkney, row D, grave 23. |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
The Battleship HMS Malaya was hit eight times during the Battle of Jutland. She was damaged and there were casualties. Sixty-five of those on board died during the battle or later of their injuries.