Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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William FORBES
Private 38664 William FORBES of 21st Bn., Manchester Regiment
Killed in Action Wednesday 24th October 1917, Belgium, age 24
| Of: | 38 Hyde Road, Gorton, Lancashire |
| Born: | 1893, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Parents: | Mary Ann Forbes and William Forbes of 18 Boston Street, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Bookbinder, Cartwright and Rattray's, Hyde |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered on: | Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 120 to 124 and 162 to 162A and 163A |
| Link with Hyde: | Lived in Hyde |
A Message of Remembrance, written for Werneth Low Cenotaph Unveiling, 25th June 1921:In loving memory of Pte. W. Forbes, Z.A.C.