Edward Henry Hyde Image

Name

Edward Henry Hyde

Born

1893-10-18

Birth Place

Wiarton, ON

Occupation

Electrician

Died

1976






Service Record 1


Regimental Number

9796

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

3rd Battalion

Enlisted

Valcartier, QC

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1914-09-22

Wounded Date

1915-04-24

Wounded Where

Shrapnel in right arm; machine gun bullet in left arm

Taken Prisoner of War

1915-04-24

Prisoner of War Camp 1

Giessen Prisoner of War Camp, Germany



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections for more resources concerning Eddie Hyde.


Online Collections Link




Notes

Eddie was taken Prisoner of War on April 24, 1915 and spent three years and seven months at Giessen Prisoner of War Camp in Germany.




Sources & Links

- a) Wiarton Soldier a Prisoner of War, Paisley Advocate, April 2, 1919;
- b) Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;
- c) Gilbert, Raymond. Some boys from the Bruce : six World War I and II stories of my relatives from Bruce County, 2001.
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


The Canadian Echo, May 19, 1915
The Canadian Echo, May 19, 1915
The Canadian Echo, June 2, 1915
The Canadian Echo, June 2, 1915
Canadian Echo Wiarton, August 28, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, August 28, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, November 6, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, November 6, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, December 18, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, December 18, 1918
Canadian Echo Wiarton, March 19, 1919 (part 1)
Canadian Echo Wiarton, March 19, 1919 (part 1)
Canadian Echo Wiarton, March 19, 1919 (part 2)
Canadian Echo Wiarton, March 19, 1919 (part 2)