Another Hyde Young Man Falls
Last Friday the sad news that Private Fred Gunnell of 2, Meadow-street, Hyde, was killed, was received from the records office. Private Gunnell enlisted in August 1914, at the outbreak of war, and was drafted in July, 1915, to the Dardanelles, and went through much tough fighting on the Gallipoli Peninsular. When the evacuation took place he was sent to Egypt, where he had been up to eight weeks ago, when he was sent to France. He had never been home on leave, except on one occasion, early in 1915, when he had two days' leave. He was due on leave now and a comrade with whom he should have come over is on leave at the present time. He states that Private Gunnell was engaged in putting barbed wire up, when he heard Gunnell shout. He hurried to him and found he was wounded, and conveyed him to the dressing station. He died in half-an-hour.

Previous to enlistment he worked at Higginbotham's Hatshop, and was connected with St. Thomas's Church.