Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William WARD
Private 352503 William WARD
"B" Company, 2nd/9th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Killed in Action, Tuesday 9th October 1917, Belgium, age 19
| Home address: | 37 Green Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1898, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Mary Ward and Joseph Ward 1 Elm Grove, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Weaver, Slack Mills |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, panel 124. |
| Link to Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
A letter to Mrs Ward:
Mrs Ward,
It is with great regret that I have to tell you that Willie was killed. I was with him all along, and just as we had got our objective we got down in a shell hole to consolidate. Willie had just got down and only his face was showing above the ground, but the snipers were very busy and Willie died without as much as a murmur. I should have written before as we were such close pals for a time, only I have not your address.
Sharing your sad bereavement,
I remain.
Pte. F. Rowbotham.
It is with great regret that I have to tell you that Willie was killed. I was with him all along, and just as we had got our objective we got down in a shell hole to consolidate. Willie had just got down and only his face was showing above the ground, but the snipers were very busy and Willie died without as much as a murmur. I should have written before as we were such close pals for a time, only I have not your address.
Sharing your sad bereavement,
I remain.
Pte. F. Rowbotham.