Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Edwin STOTT
Sapper 20066 Edwin STOTT of 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers, 2nd Field Coy.
Killed in Action Wednesday 15th August 1917, France & Flanders, age 26
| Of: | Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1890, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Mary Stott and James Stott of 139 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman, Canadian Pacific Railroad, Lake Louise, Canada |
| He enlisted in: | Valcartier, Quebec, Canada |
| Remembered on: | Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, also memorial grave at Holy Trinity Church, Gee Cross., |
| Link with Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
Notes:
In 1907 he was awarded the Royal Humain Society Certificate for saving a life.
In the 1921 Hyde War Memorial Unveiling Ceremony booklet, Edwin Stott is recorded as being part of the Canadian Cycle Corps.