Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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James WILLIAMSON
Private 10371 James WILLIAMSON
1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
Killed in Action, Thursday 27th July 1916, France, age 19
| Home address: | 23 Spring Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1897, Hadfield, Derbyshire |
| Parents: | Annie Williamson and James Williamson 23 Spring Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Margaret Anna Williamson (née Gill) |
| Occupation: | Piecer |
| Enlisted: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered: | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, pier 3 or 4. |
| Link to Hyde: | Enlisted in Hyde |
James Williamson's father James Henry Williamson also enlisted as Private 51542 Royal Engineers on September 8th 1914. He was discharged December 10th 1914 due to not being likely to become an efficient soldier because he suffered with Chronic Asthma.