Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Walter MOTTRAM
Corporal 36615 Walter MOTTRAM of 24th Bn., Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), (Formerly 2818 Manchester Regiment)
Killed in Action Sunday 13th October 1918, France , age 24
| Of: | 9 Throstle Bank, Flowery Field, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1894, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Annie Mottram and James Mottram of 38 Throstle Bank, Flowery Field, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Cotton Weaver, Throstle Bank Mills |
| He enlisted in: | Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire |
| Remembered on: | St. Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France, V. A. 3. |
| Link with Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
From the Hyde Reporter, 2nd November 1918, page 3, column 2:He took a deep interest in muscular development. About four years ago he took part in an exhibition of weight lifting at Ashton, and gained the first prize by lifting 180lbs, with one hand and raising it above his head.