Corporal William Wright Hyde (7021059) served in 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during World War Two. He was the son of Jessie Hyde of Belfast, Co. Antrim.
He died during Operation Varsity on 24th March 1945 aged 23 years old. Despite the number of casualties sustained by the Rifles, the mission was successful. 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles quickly and effectively secured their objectives around the village of Hamminkeln.
William Wright Hyde’s grave is in Section 40, Row D, Grave 6 of Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. His headstone bears the inscription:
His presence we miss. His memory we cherish.