Joseph Hyde
Service number
32254
Military unit
17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
03 Sep 1916 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Carlton Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a hairdresser.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
He was the son of Henry and Sarah Hyde and the brother of Arthur Hyde.
In 1911 they lived at 222 Sneinton Hill Nottingham and later at 72 Sneinton Hill.
Joseph's older brother William (2997 Sergeant) served in the 1/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters and was killed in France on 25 March 1916 (Ecoivers Military Cemetery).
The CWGC record notes that Joseph was 'a native of Carlton'.
Military history
Joseph is buried in the Knightsbridge Cemetery (grave ref. F.18).
Extra information
Personal inscription on CWGC headstone: 'Until the day breaks'
Poppy cross Carlton Cemetery (November 2018) also commemorates Sergeant William Hyde (2997 Sergeant, 1/5th Bn Sherwood Foresters, KIA France, 25 March 1916).
Photographs
Joseph Hyde
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France. Courtesy of Murray Biddle
Joseph Hyde
Tribute laid at the memorial, Carlton Cemetery, Carlton, Nottingham, November 2018. Photograph Rachel Farrand (November 2018).