Lance Corporal 17265 Ernest WILLIAMSON
20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Killed in Action, Saturday 15th April 1916, France, Age 19
Home address:
16 Read Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:
1897, Hyde, Cheshire
Parents:
Ellen Williamson and William Williamson
16 Read Street, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Weaver, Cotton Mill
Enlisted:
Manchester, Lancashire
Remembered:
Citadel New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Somme, France, plot V, row C, grave 17.
Link to Hyde:
Born in Hyde
From the Manchester Evening News, Friday 28th April 1916, page 4, column 6:
Killed instantly by a “Canister” on the 15th inst.