Brother of Mr. Hynes, of 8, Byng Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Mrs. Hynes, of Golbourne, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1914. Served in the Dardanelles and Salonika. Suffered malaria resulting in hospitalisation in Malta and Winwick Hospital. Died 30/03/1917 from wounds sustained in the leg and arm on 27/03/1917.
Hynes, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Hynes
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Golborne, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 35
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 30th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 5032
- Regiment: Connaught Rangers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Warrington, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: III. A. 30.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/01/1918 12/04/1918 02/08/1918 27/12/1918