Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Robert HULME
Rifleman R/13545 Robert HULME of 10th Bn., King's Royal Rifles Corps
Killed in Action Sunday 6th August 1916, France , age 25
| Of: | 2a Burkitt Street, Godley, Hyde Cheshire |
| Born: | 1891 |
| Parents: | Jamima Hulme and Joseph Hulme of 9 Cheapside, Hyde,, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Married to Harriett Hulme (née Sutcliffe) of 2a Burkitt Street, Godley, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Planter's Works, Godley |
| He enlisted in: | Hyde, Cheshire |
| Remembered on: | Hebuterne Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, I. B. 7. |
| Link with Hyde: | Enlisted in Hyde |
From the Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17th August 1916, page 2, column 7:A well known local footballer, he played with Otto Monsted's and the Hyde Club. He was killed on the night of August 6th by a splinter from a rifle grenade whilst digging a trench.