Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Percy WALKER
Private PLY/12985 Percy WALKER
(R.M.R.B. 734) (DEV) Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on HMS Goliath
Killed in Action, Thursday 13th May 1915, at sea in the Dardanelles, age 29
| Home address: | 3 Clarence Terrace, Savile Town, Dewsbury, Yorkshire |
| Born: | 1886, Gee Cross, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Jane Ann Walker and Joseph Walker 13 Knowl Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Sarah E. B. Walker (née Worth) 3 Clarence Terrace, Savile Town, Dewsbury, Yorkshire |
| Occupation: | Motor Lorry Driver, London and North Western Railway. |
| Enlisted: | - |
| Remembered: | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK, panel 7. |
| Link to Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
The battleship HMS Goliath sank near the entrance to the Dardanelles while supporting a British invasion force. Goliath was hit by torpedoes from an Ottoman Cruiser and almost immediately capsized. About 570 of her 750 crew were lost.