Roll of Honour of the 710 men of Hyde who fell in WW1
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Joseph LEECH
Lance Corporal 10108 Joseph LEECH of 10th Bn., Cheshire Regiment
Died of Wounds Saturday 21st July 1917, No.2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Sidings (Flanders), France , age 26
| Of: | 3 Railway View, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Born: | 1891, Hyde, Cheshire |
| Parents: | Charlotte Garratt Leech and George Leech of 2 Ellen Street, Mottram Road, Godley, Cheshire |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Calico Weaver |
| He enlisted in: | Stockport, Cheshire |
| Remembered on: | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, XVI. C. 10. |
| Link with Hyde: | Born in Hyde |
Notes:
Shown as Joseph Leach in British Arm Service Record 1914 - 1920.
Before leaving home for the fifth and last time and he said goodbye to all his relatives, he expected to die.
He Suffered a gunshot wound to shoulder on 26th May 1915. However he died of wounds in received in action on 21st July 1917.