Ernest WILLIAMSON

Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1

Ernest WILLIAMSON

Lance Corporal 17265 Ernest WILLIAMSON of 20th Bn., Manchester Regiment

Killed in Action Saturday 15th April 1916, France & Flanders, age 19

Of: 16 Read Street, Hyde, Cheshire

Born: 1897, Hyde, Cheshire

Parents: Ellen Williamson and William Williamson of 16 Read Street, Hyde, Cheshire

Marital status: Single

Occupation: Weaver, Cotton Mill

He enlisted in: Manchester, Lancashire

Remembered on: Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France, V. C. 17.

Link with Hyde: Born in Hyde

Notes:

From the Manchester Evening News, Friday 28th April 1916, page 4, column 6:

Killed instantly by a “Canister” on the 15th inst.

Of:	16 Read Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:	1897, Hyde, Cheshire
Parents:	Ellen Williamson and William Williamson of 16 Read Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital status:	Single
Occupation:	Weaver, Cotton Mill
He enlisted in:	Manchester, Lancashire
Remembered on:	Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France, V. C. 17.
Link with Hyde:	Born in Hyde