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Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. |
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| The Great War Roll is on a single large bronze
panel with the names listed in five columns: |
| 1st Column: |
| Adams, T.W. |
S/24619 Private Thomas William Adams, 6th Bn. Cameron
Highlanders. Died of Wounds 9th September 1917 aged 22. Son of Thomas
and Elizabeth Adams, of 7, Wagon Way Rd., Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, Pas de Calais, France. Born
Glanton Northumberland, enlisted Aldershot, resided Alnwick. (Formerly
S4-093864 Army Service Corps.) |
| Allison, J. |
315383 Serjeant James Allison, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers.
Died 30th March 1917 aged 31. Son of James and Annie Allison; husband of
Mary Allison, of Denwick, Alnwick. Born at Alnwick. Buried Alnwick
Cemetery |
| Anderson, G. |
2326 George Anderson, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of
Wounds 30th June 1916 aged 20. Son of George and Florence Anderson, of
Tritlington, Morpeth Northumberland. Buried La Laiterie Military
Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born and enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Anderson, W. |
7/1541 William Anderson, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died
26th April 1915 aged 29. Son of Thomas Anderson, of 6, Green St.,
Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial,
Belgium. Born Flodden, enlisted Alnwick. |
| Angus, G. |
241897 Private George Angus, 1st/5th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 26th October 1917.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Born and enlisted Alnwick. |
| Angus, J. |
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| Archbold, A. |
7260 Lance Serjeant Adam Archbold, 9th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 23rd April 1917.
Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born Newcastle,
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Arries, E. |
26510 Gunner Edward Arries, "A" Bty. 147th Bde. Royal Field
Artillery. Died 26th June 1917.
Buried Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. Born
Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle. |
| Bailey, J. A. |
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| Balmbra, T. |
10535 Lance Corporal Thomas Balmbra, 9th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 7th July 1916. Commemorated
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born Alnwick, enlisted North Shields. |
| Bates, J. |
203153 Private (Signaller) James Bates,
"C" Coy. 1st/4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 27th May 1918 aged
20. Son of Jane A. Bates, of 4, Dispensary St., Alnwick, Northumberland,
and the late James A. Bates. Commemorated Soissons Memorial, Aisne,
France. |
| Baxter, J. C. |
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| Baxter, W. |
2833 Private William
Baxter, 2nd/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 2nd April
1915 aged 46. Husband of Elizabeth Isabella Baxter, of 9, Pottergate New
Row, Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (St. Andrew's
and Jesmond) Cemetery. |
| Bell. W, (N. F.) |
34774 Private William Bell 16th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 11th April 1917.
Buried Savy British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Bell. W, (N. F.) |
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| Bell. W, (Yorks. Regt) |
33052 Private William Bell, 10th Bn.
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 22nd September 1916. Commemorated
Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. Born Chevington, Acklington, enlisted
Alnwick. Formerly 316 Northumberland Fusiliers. |
| Beswick, E. |
402892 Serjeant Edward Beswick, 13th
Balloon Coy. Royal Air Force. Died 14th February 1919 aged 42.
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Beswick, of Canongate St., Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium. |
| Beverley, C. |
1945 Private Charles Beverley, 1st/7th
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 12th June 1915
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born Amble, enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Bolton, W. S. |
20/1000 Lance Corporal William Saunders
Bolton, 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in
Action 1st July 1916 aged 24. First day of the battle of the Somme.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born Alnwick, enlisted
Bedlington. |
| Bonnier, C. E. |
M2/116833 Private Charles Bonnier, 388th
Mechanical Transport Coy. Army Service Corps. Died 22nd December 1916.
Buried Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Born Glanton Northumberland, enlisted London, resided Alnwick. |
| Boyle, R. |
24310 Robert Boyle, 2nd Works Coy.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 3rd September 1916 aged 23. Son of Andrew
and Bell Ann Boyle. Born at Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Rugeley Cemetery, Staffordshire. |
| Bradford, G. |
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| Brewis, J. W. |
1487 Private John
Brewis, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 15th
September 1916.Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born and
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Brown, F. A. |
Lieutenant Frederick Anderson Brown 7th
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 26th October 1917. Son of
Mrs F. Brown, 15 St. Thomas Street, Newcastle. Buried Poelcapelle
British Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium. Formerly 1940 Pte.
Royal Army Medical Corps. |
| Brown, R. W. |
4085 Private Robert Walton Brown, 6th Bn.
South Wales Borderers. Killed in Action 30th May 1918 aged 39. Son of
the late Mrs Elizabeth Pyle, of 55, Bondgate Within, Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.
Born and enlisted Alnwick. |
| Brown, T. |
37939 Private Thomas Brown, 15th Bn. Durham
Light Infantry. Born 23rd October 1918. Son of John and Jane Brown, of
16, Pottergate St., Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Amerval Communal
Cemetery Extension, Solesmes, Nord France. |
| Burn, E. W. |
8551 Private Edgar William Burn, 59th Coy.
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in Action 4th September 1916 aged
22. Son of Georgina Burn, of Dodds Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, and
the late Roger Burn.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. |
| Burnett, E. |
3430 Private E. Burnett 1st Bn
Coldstream Guards. Died 1st June 1918 aged 41. Son of Elias and Margaret
Burnett. Born at Alnwick. Buried Alnwick Cemetery. Served in France from
1914. |
| Burnett. T. W. |
459392 Sapper Thomas William Burnett,
447th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Died 31st July 1918 aged 33.
Son of Thomas and Annie Burnett, of Hotspur Place, Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. Born Broomhill, enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Carlan, R. |
263046 Private Robert Carlan 5th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 7th June 1918.
Buried Marfaux British Cemetery, Marne, France. Born and enlisted
Alnwick |
| Carlisle, T. F. B. |
351 Flight Serjeant Thomas Frederick B.
Carlisle 1st Sqdn. Royal Flying Corps. Died 8th April 1916
Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) France |
| Carr-Ellison, O. F. C. |
Lieutenant Oswald Fenwicke-Clennell
Carr-Ellison, 2nd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 5th
October 1918 aged 23. awarded Mentioned in Despatches, Serbian Order of
the White Eagle, V Class. Son of John Ralph and Edith Maude Mary
Carr-Ellison, of Allerburn, Alnwick, Northumberland. Native of Hedgeley,
Northumberland. Buried Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Aisne, France. |
| Chrystal, R. D. |
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| Clarke, W. W. |
2157 Private Walter Wilfred Clarke, "D"
Coy 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 15th May 1915
aged 20. Son of Robert and Jane Clarke, of 22, Pottergate St., Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Born and Enlisted. |
| Cleghorn. J. |
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| Cockburn, W. |
48023 Private William Cockburn, 20th
(Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 5th June 1917.
Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born and enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Common, H. A. |
Second Lieutenant Henry Alder Common,
1st/2nd Bn attd. 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died of
Wounds 4th October 1918 aged 30. Son of Henry Alder Common and Mary Ann
Common, of Canongate, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Cairns. J. H. M. |
?? possibly....290787 Lance Corporal
John Robert Miller Cairns, 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 9th September 1917 aged
27.Buried Hargicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France. Enlisted Alnwick. |
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| Connell, D. |
2314 Lance Corporal Daniel
Connell, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Died 29th June 1915 aged 48.
Husband of Jessie Connell, of 14, Rosevale St., Dumfries. Buried
Dumfries (St. Andrew's) Roman Catholic Cemetery. Born Alnwick, enlisted
Dumfries, resided Alnwick. |
| Cook, C.B. |
1377 Lance Corporal
Charles Bertram Cook, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in
Action 25th May 1915 aged 21. Son of Charles Henry and Louisa
Cook, of Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born and Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Cook, E.R. |
290044 Serjeant Major Ernest Richard
Cook, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 29th July
1917 aged 21. Son of Mr. C. H. and Mrs. L. Cook, of The Square,
Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Achiet-Le-Grand Communal
Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. Born and Enlisted Alnwick,
awarded the Military Medal. |
| Cotterill, A. |
33686 Private Archibald Cotterill, 6th
Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 9th October 1917 aged 19. Son
of the late Thomas and Sarah Cotterill. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial,
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born and enlisted Alnwick, formerly
20/1699 Northumberland Fusiliers. |
| Coulthard, A. |
1948 Private Albert Coulthard, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 26th April 1915 aged 25. Son of Robert
and Isabella Coulthard, of 10, Market St., Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. |
| Cuthbert, J. |
40640 Private James Cuthbert, 1st Bn.
Northamptonshire Regiment. Killed in Action 20th April 1918 aged 36.Son
of Alice Cuthbert, of Hawdon Grange, Alnwick, Northumberland, and the
late James Cuthbert.
Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born Wooler, enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Dalton, G. |
2423 Private George Dalton, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 16th June 1915.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Davidson, A.J. |
290050 Private
Alexander James Davidson, 1st/7th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in
Action 14th November 1916 aged 20. Son of Mr. R. H. and Mrs.
E. J. Davidson, of St. Michael's Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme , France |
| Davison, Alex. |
33340 Private Alexander Davison, 1st/4th
Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. Died of Wounds 19th April 1918 aged 24.
Son of Isabella and the late George Davison, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Born and
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Davison, And. |
1962 Andrew Davison, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 15th June 1915 aged 30. Son
of Isabella Davison, of 2, Claypott St., Alnwick, Northumberland, and
the late George Davison.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born and enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Davison, G.W. |
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| Dixon, J. |
747 Lance Corporal John Dixon 8th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 6th December 1915. Buried Alexandria (Chatby)
Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Born Alnwick. (Probably
wounded at Gallipoli and evacuated to Egypt.) |
| Donohoe, G.A. |
46577 Private George Anthony Donohoe,
10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 20th September 1917
aged 19. Son of James and Mary Donohoe, of 7, New Row, Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium |
| Douglas, W. |
290923 Private Walter Douglas, 1st/4th
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 26th October 1917 aged
27. Son of the late David and Rachel Douglas. Commemorated Tyne Cot
Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enlisted Alnwick |
| Drummond, T. |
50085 Private Thomas Drummond, 1st/4th
Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died of Wounds 2nd April 1918
aged 19. Son of Thomas and Sarah Drummond, of 18, Clayport St., Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. |
| Duffy, G.W. |
15225 Private George W. Duffy 2nd Bn.
Leinster Regiment. Died of Wounds 24th June 1917 aged 19. Son of Michael
Duffy, of Fellgate Cottage, Fellgate Wardley, Newcastle-on-Tyne; husband
of Annie Duffy, of 3, Tuns Yard, Green Batt, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Dunlop, J. |
18562 Serjeant John Dunlop, 8th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 7th September 1915 aged 32.
Husband of Eleanor Dunlop, of 38, St. George's Crescent, New Buildings,
Alnwick. Commemorated Helles Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey. Born
Berwick. |
| Duns, J. |
23563 Private John Duns, 14th Bn. Durham
Light Infantry. Killed in Action 21st April 1916 aged 21. Son of James
and Elizabeth Duns, of Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Bard
Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. Born Alnwick, enlisted Darlington,
resided Alnwick. |
| Edwards, W.H. |
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| Egdell, D.J. |
12530 Private David James Blyth Egdell,
1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in Action 13th April 1918
aged 25. Son of Thomasine Blyth Egdell, of New Row, Alnwick,
Northumberland, and the late Robert Egdell. Commemorated Ploegsteert
Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Born Alnwick, enlisted
Waylford. |
| Egdell, E.W. |
7167 Lance Corporal Edward Walker Egdell,
1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in Action, 20th July 1916
aged 35. Son of Robert and Thomasine Blythe Egdell, of Kirk's Buildings,
New Row, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme
France. Born Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle. |
| Egdell, J. |
290291 Corporal John Egdell, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 26th October 1917.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium,
Born Alnwick. |
| Egdell, T. |
KX/490 Petty Officer Thomas Egdell Hood
Bn. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died of Wounds 24th September 1917
aged 37. Born Alnwick, Northumberland 25/11/1879. A Miner. Wife,
Alice, 277 Maypole St., Ashington, Northumberland.
Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal (in action at Grandcourt 3-5/2/17)
London Gazette 26/3/17 : "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He got
his machine guns into action under heavy fire & greatly assisted in
repelling a strong enemy counter-attack. He set a fine example of
courage & initiative." |
| Elliott, W.P. |
19537 Lance Corporal William Pringle
Elliott, 10th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 29th June 1915
aged 23. Son of George and Jane Elliott, of 14, Queen St., Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium |
| Everett, W.W. |
Captain William Wallis Everett, 9th Bn.
attd. 2nd Bn. Norfolk Regiment. Killed in Action 8th October 1918 aged
27. Husband of Alice Isabella Orde Everett, of 'Thistledowne,' Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Buried Montbrehain British Cemetery, Aisne, France |
| Fairgrieve, A.O. |
Lieutenant Alexander Oman Fairgrieve, 37th
Dogras. Died 25th October 1918. Buried Bannu Cemetery grave158 and
commemorated Delhi Memorial (India Gate) India. Previously served
Northumberland Hussars, Machine Gun Corps and South Staffordshire
Regiment. (address of father, D. Fairgrieve, on medal index card is
also 'Thistledown' Alnwick) |
| Farrow, J.C. |
3051 Private John
Coates Farrow 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 15th
February 1916. Commemorated Special Memorial, Maple Copse Cemetery,
Ypres, Belgium. (many graves here destroyed by later shelling) Born
Bishop Auckland, enlisted Alnwick. |
| Fife, J. |
1701 Private John Fife 2nd/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 29th April 1919. Buried Alnwick Cemetery.
Served in France from 1915 with 1/7th Btn, wounded and
discharged. |
| Foreman, R. |
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| Forster, Jas. |
5018 Rifleman James
Forster, 1st/8th Bn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles). Killed in
Action 15th September 1916. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial,
Somme France. Enlisted and resided Alnwick. |
| Forster, Jno. |
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| Frater, J. |
24234 Private James Frater 1st Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 3rd May 1917. Buried Dury Crucifix
Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Born Seaton Deleval, enlisted Alnwick. |
| Furlonger, V. |
22444 Private Vincent Furlonger, 2nd Bn.
Grenadier Guards. Killed in Action 15th September 1916 aged 24. Son of
William and Jane Furlonger, of 67, Bondgate St., Alnwick. Buried Serre
Road Cemetery No.2, Somme, France. |
| Gelson, T. |
66415 Private Thomas Gelson, 20th Bn.
Royal Fusiliers. Killed in Action 25th August 1917. Son of Thomas and
Mary Anne Gelson, of Ogle Terrace, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated
Nieuport Memorial, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born, enlisted
and resided Alnwick. Formerly S4/125563 Army Service Corps. |
| Gibb, J.M. |
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| Gibbison, G. |
3028 Lance Serjeant George Gibbison, "C"
Coy. 2nd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 27th February 1917
aged 23. Son of Isabella Mackenzie (formerly Gibbison), of The Tanners
Arms, Alnwick, Northumberland, and the late Oswald Gibbison. Buried
Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece. Born St. Paul’s
London, enlisted Alnwick. |
| Goodfellow, J. |
1949 Lance Corporal
James Goodfellow, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action
26th April 1915 aged 31. Son of Matthew Burnett Goodfellow
and Anne Goodfellow, of 6, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres Belgium. Born and
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Gray, A.G. |
2263 Corporal Andrew George Gray,
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 16th June 1915
aged 25. Son of Jane Oliver Gray, of 23, Green Batt, Alnwick,
Northumberland, and the late Robert Gray. Commemorated Ypres (Menin
Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born Glanton, enlisted Alnwick. |
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| Hanton, A. |
1114 Private Andrew Hanton
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 20th May 1915.
Buried Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) France. Born Amble,
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Harrison, E. |
64361 Private Edwin Harrison 111th Field
Amb Royal Army Medical Corps. Killed in Action 21st March 1918 aged 21.
Son of Annie Elizabeth Harrison, of Denwick Lane End, Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Harrison, J. |
Possibly....457785
Sapper John Harrison, 93rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Killed in Action
31st August 1918 aged 27. Son of John and Mary Jane Harrison,
of Alnwick; husband of Agnes Harrison, of 16, Princes Gardens,
Monkseaton, Northumberland. Buried Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme,
France. |
| Haythorne, J.A. |
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| Hedley, J.A. |
1378 Private James Archibald Hedley,
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 29th April 1915
aged 19. Only son of Clara Hedley, of Hotspur Place, Alnwick,
Northumberland, and the late R.Q.M.S. Thomas Robinson Hedley.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born Durham, enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Henderson, R. |
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| Hepburn, J. |
4762 Private Joseph Hepburn 8th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 26th September 1916. Commemorated
Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. Born Berwick, enlisted Alnwick. |
| Hetherington, H. |
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| Hetherington, T.A. |
21/1629 Private Thomas Alexander
Hetherington, 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers.
Died of Wounds 2nd July 1916 aged 19. Grandson of Thomas and Catherine
Hetherington, of "Jubilee Cottage," Alnwick Moor. Native of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France .
Born and enlisted Alnwick. |
| Hogg, J. |
205069 Private James Hogg, 2nd/4th Bn.
Hampshire Regiment. Killed in Action 4th November 1918 aged 36. Husband
of Jessie Hogg, of 43, Lisburn St., Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried
Ruesnes Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. Born and enlisted Alnwick.
Awarded the Military Medal. Formerly 3410 Northumberland Fusiliers.
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| Houston, H. |
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| Howe, F. |
10961 Serjeant Frank Howe, 2nd Bn.
King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in Action 4th October 1917 aged
22. Son of the late Joseph Swann Howe and Frances Catherine Howe.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Born Dumfries, enlisted Berwick, Resided
Berwick. |
| Hutchinson, R.K. |
290988 Lance Corporal Richard Keay
Hutchinson, 1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 26th
September 1917 aged 26. Son of Mrs. John Hutchison, of 637, Alexandra
Parade, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Born Alnwick, Northumberland. |
| Inglis, A. |
21373 Private Andrew
Inglis, 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in Action 21st
July 1916 aged 23. Son of Archibald and Elizabeth Inglis, of 21, Howick
St., Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. |
| Inglis, J. |
7331 Private James Inglis, 12th Bn. West
Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). Killed in Action 9th April
1917 Aged 24. Son of Archibald and Annie Elizabeth Inglis, of 21, Howick
St., Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Tilloy British Cemetery,
Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France. Born and resided Alnwick. |
| Inglis, W. |
R/4631 Able Seaman Walter Inglis, Anson
Bn. R.N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Killed in Action (missing,
assumed) 9th April 1918 aged 22. Son of the late Walter and Isabella
Inglis, of Oxenheugh Cottage, Alnwick Moor, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Jackson, F. |
461033 Sapper Frank
Jackson 82nd Field Coy. Royal Engineers. Killed in Action 11th
October 1917.Buried Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Enlisted North Shields, born and resided Alnwick. |
| Jackson, J. |
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| Jobson, A. |
17469 Private Andrew
Jobson, 10th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 26th
September 1915. Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born
and enlisted Alnwick. |
| Johnston, J. |
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| Lawson, W. |
291118 Lance Corporal William Lawson,
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 15th September 1916
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Lee, J. |
80502 Gunner Joseph
Lee, 2nd/3rd Siege Artillery Reserve Bde. Royal Garrison Artillery. Died
16th October 1918 aged 30. Husband of Agnes Ann Lee of 27
Bridge Street Alnwick. Buried Alnwick Cemetery. Born Amble, enlisted
and resided Alnwick. |
| Lockey, T.K. |
34642 Lance Corporal Thomas Lockey, 9th
(Northumberland Hussars) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 21st March
1918. Commemorated Arras Memorial, Born St. Pauls Northumberland, [sic –
parish of St Paul Alnwick?] enlisted Alnwick. |
| Lorimer, J.W. |
290844 Private James William Lorimer,
12th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Diede 4th October 1917. Commemorated
Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born and
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Lorimer, T.W. |
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| Lothian, J. |
20/828 James Lothian, 20th (Tyneside
Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 1st July 1916
First day of the battle of the Somme. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial,
Somme France. Born Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle. |
| Lothian, T. |
28/44 Thomas Lothian, 19th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. (Served as ANDERSON). Died of Wounds 6th July
1916 aged 37. Son of William and Mary Lothian, of Pitts Terrace,
Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Maple Leaf Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Born
Alnwick, enlisted Blyth. |
| Lundy, F. |
7967 Private Frederick Lundy, 1st Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 4th March 1915. Buried
Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, Blegium. Born Alnwick, enlisted
Newcastle. |
| MacLaughlan, G.A. |
3405 Private George Albert McLaughlan,
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 3rd September
1916. Buried Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France. Born Embleton,
enlisted Ashington. |
| Marr, J. |
33395 Serjeant James Marr, "A" Coy. 16th
Bn. Highland Light Infantry. Died of Wounds 3rd December 1917 aged 21.
Son of Edward and Annie Barbara Marr, of 23, North Crescent, Hertford.
Native of Alnwick. Buried Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. |
| Maule, E. |
465031 Rifleman Ernest Maule, 11th Bn.
London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles). Killed in Action, 31st July 1917 aged
21. Son of Leonard Freeman Maule and Margaret Maule, of 19, Clayport
Square, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme,
France. Born Alnwick, enlisted and resided Birmingham. Formerly 4011
10th London Regiment. |
| McFadden, W. |
3/8349 Lance Serjeant William McFadden,
6th Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 22nd August 1915 aged 35.
Son of John McFadden; husband of Roseline E. McFadden, of Pottergate
Place, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Helles Memorial, Gallipoli,
Turkey. Born Greenock, Renfrew, enlisted Redcar, Resided Alnwick. |
| McNally, J. |
11416 Private Joseph McNally, 12th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action, 27th September 1915 aged 24.
Son of William John McNally, of 16, Scott St., Amble, Morpeth,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born and
enlisted Amble. |
| Michie, G.A. |
18720 Private Gilbert Archer Michie,
10th Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Killed in Action 25th September
1915 aged 21. Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Michie, of 14, Bondgate
Within, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Loos Memorial, Pas de
Calais, France. Born Kelso, enlisted Calross, resided Alnwick. |
| Michie, H.G. |
Lieutenant Henry George
Michie, 15th Bn. attd. 8th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in
Action 26th September 1916 aged 24. Son of Andrew Michie, of
14, Bondgate Within, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Milburn, W.H. |
Second Lieutenant William Hudson
Milburn, 4th Bn. Suffolk Regiment. Killed in Action, 15th July 1916 aged
25. Son of Margaret Milburn, of 35, Osborne Terrace, Gosforth,
Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the late Joseph Milburn. Educated at Emmanuel
College, Cambridge. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
(Name and address on medal index card of Father's executor is T Milburn
Esq. 23 Duke Street, Alnwick, Northumberland) |
| Miles, H. |
2438 Private Hugh Miles, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 26th April 1915 aged 26.
Son of Hugh and Emily Miles, of Gateshead; husband of Victoria Mary
Sutton (formerly Miles), of Ellingham, Chathill, Northumberland.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. |
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| Miller, H. |
290104 Serjeant Henry
Miller, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 14th
November 1916 aged 30. Son of the late Henry and Mary Miller; husband of
Mabel Violet Miller, of 9, Bayley St., Westgate Rd., Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born and enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Moffat, J.W. |
2927 Private John William Moffat 1st/7th
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 21st February 1916.
Buried (special memorial, graves destroyed) Maple Copse Cemetery, Ypres,
Belgium. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Moir, P.E. |
20048 Private Peter Eadington Moir, 6th
Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in Action 17th September 1916
aged 29. Son of the late Alex Moir and Ellen Moir, of Market Place,
Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried London Cemetery And Extension, Longueval,
Somme France. Born and resided Alnwick, enlisted Dewsbury, Yorks. |
| Mordue, J.W. |
712 Lance Corporal John William Mordue,
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 25th June 1915 aged
25. Son of George A. and Mary Ann Mordue, of Craster Place, Alnwick.
Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Murphy, T. |
8742 Private Thomas Murphy 12th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 28th June 1916.
Buried Meaulte Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Born Alnwick, enlisted
Newcastle. |
| Nettleship, M. |
Second Lieutenant Mark Nettleship, 1st
Bn. attd. 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Killed in Action
1st September 1918 aged 25. Son of Elizabeth A. Nettleship, of 5, Howick
St., Alnwick, Northumberland, and the late Charles Nettleship. Buried
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Nettleship, T. |
Second Lieutenant
Thomas Nettleship, 1st/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in
Action 22nd March 1918 aged 32. Son of Elizabeth A.
Nettleship, of 5, Howick St., Alnwick, Northumberland, and the late
Charles Nettleship. Commemorated Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Neville, R.P. |
Captain Robert Patrick Neville 7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 27th October 1917
Buried Solferino Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. Awarded the Military
Cross. |
| Newbury, T.F. |
3427 Private Thomas Frederick Newbury,
"F" Coy. 2nd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 8th May 1915 aged 23.
Son of Annie Newbury, of Fenkle St., Alnwick, Northumberland, and the
late J. C. Newbury.
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Born and enlisted
Alnwick. |
| O'Brien, J. |
29162 Private Joseph O'Brien, 8th Bn. East
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 26th September 1917.
Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Born and resided Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle. |
| Orange, A. |
9330 Private Adam Orange 1st Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 8th November 1914. Buried La Brique
Military Cemetery No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Born Alnwick,
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Patterson, J. |
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| Patinson, R.B. |
16/8485 Private Robert
Blagburn Pattinson, 16th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action
1st July 1916, 1st Day of the Battle of the Somme.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pattinson, of 40, Narrowgate, Alnwick.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Born and enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Pattison, R.W. |
290421 Private Robert William Pattison,
1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action, 15th September
1916 aged 21. Son of Selby Crawford Pattison; husband of S. Pattison, of
32, Middleton St., Amble Northumberland. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial,
Somme, France. Born and enlisted Alnwick. |
| Paton, W. |
3/9308 William Paton, Depot,
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 21st August 1916 aged 42. Son of Mrs. A.
Paton, of Glasgow; husband of Catherine Cookson (formerly Paton), of
Roxbro' Place, Alnwick. Buried Alnwick Cemetery. |
| Pilkington, G.W |
possibly...20/615
George William Pilkington, 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland
Fusiliers. Killed in Action 1st July 1916, 1st day
of the battle of the Somme. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme
France. Born and enlisted Newcastle. |
| Purvis, J.E. |
Lieutenant John Eiston Purvis, H.M.M.L. "No. 561." Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 21st October 1918 aged 30. Son
of Charles E. Purvis, of West Acres, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. |
| Ramsay, T. |
27697 Private Thomas Ramsay, 14th Bn.
Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 12th December 1916 aged 32. Son
of Mrs. M. Ramsay, of Blythe Yard, Clayport St., Alnwick. Buried Cambrin
Churchyard Extension. Pas de Calais, France. |
| Rennison, T.F. |
K/17937 Stoker 1st
Class Thomas Forster Rennison, H.M. S/M "E30." Royal Navy. Died 22nd
November 1916 aged 21. Son of Jane Rennison, of 3, Pottergate Place,
Alnwick, Northumberland, and the late Forster Charlton Rennison.
Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial. |
| Renwick, R. |
DM2/135449 Private Robert Renwick, 694th
M.T. Coy. Army Service Corps. Died 28th September 1918 aged 27. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Renwick, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated
Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial, India. (now Pakistan) |
| Ritchie, W.L. |
1979 Wilfred Lawson Ritchie, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 15th November 1916 aged 20.
Son of David and Ann Ritchie, of Brizlee View, Hotspur, Alnwick. Buried
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme France. |
| Robertson, G.C. |
Second Lieutenant George Cockburn
Robertson, 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 21st July
1915 Aged 37. Son of William and Jane Robertson, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried La Chapelle D'armentieres Communal Cemetery, Nord,
France. |
| Robinson, B. |
R4/067875 Corporal Benjamin Edward
Robinson : Army Service Corps. Died 7th October 1915. Husband of A. J.
Robinson, of Hotspur Place, Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Netley
Military Cemetery, Hampshire. Enlisted Newcastle, resided Alnwick. |
| Robinson, G. |
2030 Serjeant George Robinson, 1st/7th
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 16th November 1916. Buried
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Roper, G. |
3069 Private George Roper 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 23rd February 1916 aged 25. Son
of John Roper, of 17, Hotspur St., Alnwick, Northumberland; husband of
Barbara Roper, of High Flatworth, Percy Main, North Shields. Buried
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Rowe, W.J.T. |
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| Scott, R.B. |
11356 Private Robert
Bank Scott, Killed in Action 17th October 1917. 23rd
(Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Buried Cement House
Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Belgium. Born Alnwick enlisted Blyth. |
| Simpson, J.P.N. |
Second Lieutenant John Parker Norfolk
Simpson, 5th Bn. attd. 3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers. Died of Wounds, 27th May
1915 aged 25. Son of James Parker Simpson and Louisa Simpson, of
Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Harelbeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. |
| Smith, F.C. |
203359 Private Frank Cecil Smith,
1st/4th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died of Wounds
12th October 1918 aged 23. Son of Robert Foster Smith and Margaret
Smith, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Naves Communal Cemetery
Extension. Nord, France. |
| Spittle, H. |
34265 Private Henry
Spittle, 7th Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed in Action 12th
May 1917.Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born and
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Spittle, T. |
?? 201329
Private Thomas Spittle 4th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in
Action 28th April 1917 aged 39.Son of the late Thomas and
Elizabeth Spittle. Buried Athies Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Stevenson, A. |
?? 6511 Private Alexander Stevenson,
1st/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Die of Wounds
20th January 1917 aged 22. Son of James and Susanna Stevenson, of Lea
Houses, Howick, Lesbury, Northumberland. Buried Warlincourt Halte
British Cemetery, Saulty, Pas de Calais, France. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Stevenson, J.S |
37267 Lance Corporal James Scott
Stevenson, 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed
in Action 9th April 1917 aged 21. Buried Roclincourt Valley Cemetery,
Pas de Calais, France. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Stewart, M.R. |
?? 4124
Private Matthew Stewart, 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 3rd
September 1916.Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. Born
Morpeth, enlisted Alnwick. |
| Straughan, T.A. |
Lieutenant Thomas Arthur Straughan,
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 5th February 1918 aged 26. Son of Thomas
Straughan, of 32, Howick St., Alnwick, and the late Margaret Straughan.
Buried Alnwick Cemetery. |
| Tate, J. |
290820 Private James Tate 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 14th November 1916.
Buried Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Enlisted
Alnwick. |
| Tate, M. |
1702 Private Matthew Tate, 1st/7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 15th September 1916.
Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. Enlisted Alnwick. |
| Taylor, R.. |
7319 Private Richard
Taylor, 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. Died of Wounds 11th
May 1915 aged 34. Son of Richard and Harriet Taylor, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Nord,
France. Born St. Nicholas Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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| Taylor, W. |
236969 William Taylor,
1st Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 13th April
1918 aged 32. Husband of Margaret J. Taylor, of Walkergate, Alnwick.
Buried Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Taylor, W.M. |
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| Ternent, J. |
16/556 John Ternent, :
"C" Coy. 16th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died of Wounds 10th
October 1916 aged 22. Son of Mary Ternent, of Chapel Lane, Alnwick,
Northumberland, and the late Thomas Ternent. Buried St. Sever Cemetery,
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Ternent, J.W. |
7/1847 John William Ternent, 7th Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 25th January 1916 . Buried
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Belgium. Born Alnwick. |
| Thompson, A.H. |
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| Thompson, B. |
51493 Bartholomew Thompson, 3rd Bn.
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 10th April 1919 aged 42. Son of the late
Thomas and Christina Thompson, of Alnwick; husband of Mary Thompson, of
31, Woolmarket, Berwick-on-Tweed. Buried Alnwick Cemetery |
| Thompson, J. J. |
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| Thompson, W. |
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| Thorburn, J. |
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| Thorp, T.T. |
Second Lieutenant Thomas Tudor Thorp,
"D" Bty. 83rd Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in Action 16th August
1917 aged 20. Son of Thomas Alder Thorp and Elizabeth Jane Thorp, of
Bondgate Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Tyne Cot Cemetery
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Trobe, T. |
56406 Serjeant Thomas Trobe Royal Field
Artillery, Died of Wounds 24th March 1918. Buried Blargies Communal
Cemetery Extension, Oise, France. Born Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle. |
| Trotter, G. |
291082 Private George Trotter 27th
(Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 28th
April 1917 aged 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Trotter, of Mile Moor,
Glanton, Northumberland.
Buried Athies Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.
Enlisted Alnwick |
| Tweddell, M. |
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| Tweedy, J. |
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| Walker, R. |
2784 Serjeant Rickard Pentleton Walker,
2nd Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 14th July 1916 aged
38. Son of John Walker, of Arche Place, Pottergate, Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Doiran Memorial, Greece. |
| Walkinshaw, R. |
8059 Private Robert Walkinshaw, Depot
Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 21st April 1918 aged 33. Husband of the
late Elizabeth Walkinshaw, of 24, Campbell St., Hebburn. Buried Hebburn
Cemetery. Born Alnwick, enlisted Wallsend. |
| Wallace, C.J.G. |
Lieutenant Cyril John George Wallace,
24th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 9th September
1918 aged 22. Son of Maj. John and Marie Wallace, of 2, Benwell View,
Bentinck Rd., Newcastle-on-Tyne. Native of Newcastle. Buried Etaples
Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Died from gas poisoning |
| Wallace, J.D. |
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| Wanless, R.M. |
40118 Private Robert Wanless 1st Bn.
North Staffordshire Regiment. Killed in Action 31st July 1917.
Buried Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. Born and enlisted Alnwick.
Formerly 29939 Leicestershire Regiment. |
| Warren, R. |
53373 Private Robert Warren 169th Coy.
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in Action 23rd November 1917.
Brother of Mr. B. Warren, of 2, Wagon Way Rd., Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Louverval Military Cemetery, Doignies, Nord France. Born
and resided Alnwick, enlisted Newcastle. Formerly 1823 Northumberland
Hussars. |
| Watson, G. |
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| Weatheritt, R. |
23564 Private Robert
Weatheritt, 9th (Northumberland Hussars) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers.
Killed in Action 27th March 1918 aged 23. Son of J. E.
Weatheritt, of 20, Clayport St., Alnwick, Northumberland, and the late
James Weatheritt. Buried (unidentified) Rumaucourt Communal Cemetery,
Pas de Calais, France. |
| White, A. |
263071 Lance Corporal Andrew White
1st/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action. 20th April 1917.
Buried London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, Pas de Calais, France. Born
and enlisted Alnwick. |
| White, T.W. |
242517 Corporal Thomas William White,
1st/5th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 27th May 1918. Son of William
and Jane Ann White, of Pickards Yard, Clayport St., Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Buried La Ville-Aux-Bois British Cemetery, Aisne, France. |
| Willcox, E.B. |
33097 Private Edward Bell Willcox, 1st/5th
Bn. Yorkshire Regiment. Died 4th September 1918 aged 33. Son of Henry
and Annie Willcox. Buried St. Souplet British Cemetery, Nord, France.
Born and enlisted Alnwick. Formerly, 4315 Northumberland Fusiliers.
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| Willcox, G.T. |
141886 Gunner George Thomas Willcox 105th
Bty. 22nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Killed in Action 11th May 1917.
Buried Croisilles Railway Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Born Alnwick,
enlisted Herne Bay Kent. |
| Willcox, J. |
737 Private John Willcox, "D" Coy. 1st
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, Died 24th August 1914 aged 30. Son of
Charles Willcox, of Town Hall Buildings, Alnwick, Northumberland. Served
on the North-West Frontier of India. Commemorated La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre
Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| Willcox, S. |
21/1607 Private Samuel Willcox, 21st
(Tyneside Scottish) Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 1st
July 1916 aged 24. First day of the battle of the Somme. Son of Ellen
Willcox, of Rose Dale Cottage, Alnwick Moor, Northumberland, and the
late Sam Willcox. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, Somme France. |
| Wilson, H. |
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| Winchester, M. |
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| Wood, R.W. |
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| Wood, W.T. |
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| Young, A. |
290511 Lance Serjeant Adam Young 1st/7th
Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 11th February 1918 aged 33. Son of
Joseph Coxen Young and Martha Young, of 4, West Parade, Alnwick,
Northumberland; husband of Elizabeth Jane Young, of Woolsington Hall,
Newcastle-on-Tyne. Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Born and
enlisted Alnwick. |
| Young, G. |
35217 Private George
Young 12th/13th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 21st
March 1918 aged 20. Buried Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, Nord,
France. Born and enlisted Alnwick. Awarded the Military Medal. |
| Young, W.L. |
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| Young, C.E. |
Lieutenant Charles
Edward Young, Military Labour Corps. Died 17th December 1918
aged 33. Son of William and Selina Young, of Aldersyde, Alnwick,
Northumberland, England. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Joined East African
Mounted Rifles in August, 1914. Buried Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road)
Cemetery, Tanzania. |
| Young, A.C. |
Captain Arthur Cecil Young, : "A" Coy.
16th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in Action 1st July 1916 aged
24. First day of the battle of the Somme. Son of Mrs. Selina Young, of
Aldersyde, Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial,
Somme France.
Captain Young was in command of “A” Company for the assault. |
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panel with the names listed in four columns: |
| 1st Column: |
| Anderson, R.J. |
? possibly... 891350
Bombardier John Ronald James Anderson, 4 Survey Regt. Royal
Artillery. Died 5th December 1942 aged 28. Son of Stanley Watson
Anderson and Nancy Anderson, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya. |
| Angus, D. |
3187997 Private Duncan
Angus, 1st Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers. Died 26th April
1945 aged 30. Buried Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Niedersachsen,
Germany. |
| Angus, T. |
13023503 Gunner Thomas
Angus, 1/1 Maritime Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 13th June
1941 aged 26. Son of Robert and Mary Ellen Angus; husband of Phyllis
Angus, of Stobhill Gate, Northumberland. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval
Memorial. |
| Bailey, G.F. |
LT/JX 196042 Seaman George Frederick
Bailey, H.M.S. Rosalind. Royal Naval Patrol Service. Died 6th June 1943
aged 29. Son of Bernard and Elsie Bailey, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Mombasa (Mbaraki) Cemetery, Kenya. |
| Bailey, J.F. |
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| Bell, F. |
? possibly...D/JX 257137
Ordinary Seaman Thomas Frederick Bell, H.M.S. Drake, Royal Navy.
Died 21st December 1945 aged 35. Son of Thomas and Lucy Florence Bell,
husband of Elsie Bell, of Alnwick.
Buried Alnwick Cemetery |
| Black, R. |
4275545 Gunner Robert
Black, 93 (6th Bn. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Anti-Tank
Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 7th May 1943 aged 23. Son of
Robert and Janet Black, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Thibar
Seminary War Cemetery Tunisia. |
| Brewis, V.G. |
116962 Flight Lieutenant (Nav.) Victor
George Brewis 605 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6th June
1944 aged 28. Son of Victor George and Marion Brewis, of Wooley [sic],
Northumberland.
Buried Hoorn General Cemetery, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. |
| Brown, J.B.F. |
3040093 Sergeant (Air Gnr.) John Baldwin
Foulger Brown, 55 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 22nd
February 1945 aged 19. Son of Louis F. and Eleanor Brown, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Padua War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Brotherston, G. |
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| Carr, T. |
13005181 Lance Corporal
Thomas Carr, 73 Coy., Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps. Died at Sea 17th
June 1940 aged 36. Buried Pornic War Cemetery. Loire-Atlantique France.
(from the sinking of troopship "Lancastria" in the Bay of Biscay on 17th
June 1940.) |
| Cherrey, R.G. |
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| Cook, J.D. |
1127087 Warrant Officer James Douglas
Cook, 520 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25th April 1944
aged 21. Son of James Cook, and of Margaret Ann Cook, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Malta Memorial |
| Craiggs, A.C. |
7587917 Staff Serjeant Albert Clarence
Craiggs, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 25th October 1941 aged 31. Son
of Mathew and Alice Craiggs, of West Thirston, Northumberland; husband
of Evelyn Craiggs, of Alnwick Northumberland. Buried Heliopolis War
Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Collier, D.M. |
3194025 Corporal David Munro Collier,
1st Battalion Royal Scots. Died 6th May 1944 aged 27.
Son of David Munro Collier and Elizabeth Margaret Collier, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Kohima War Cemetery, India. |
| Dowie, A. |
4271693 Fusilier Albert
Dowie, 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 6th March
1943 aged 21.Son of James and Annie Wilson Dowie, of Barresdale,
Northumberland. Buried Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. |
| Drysdale, J. |
T/6730 Serjeant John Doull Drysdale,
Royal Army Service Corps. Died 21st June 1944 aged 38. Son of John and
Margret Drysdale; husband of Helen Drysdale, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Basingstoke (Worting Road) Cemetery |
| Dobson, A. |
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2nd Column |
| Donaldson, R. |
C/SSX 17766 Able Seaman
Robert Arthur Donaldson, H.M.S. Juno, Royal Navy. Died 21st February
1941 aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Donaldson, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Dover, J.A. |
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| Dunn, J.R. |
1148412 Gunner John Robert Dunn, attd.
H.Q. 41 A.A. Bde. Royal Artillery. Died 12th September 1946 aged 45. Son
of John William and Cecilia Dunn; husband of Catherine Dunn, of Alnwick.
Buried Alnwick Cemetery |
| Egdell, C. |
4911588 Private
Cuthbert Egdell, 5th Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. Died 15th
June 1940 aged 29. Commemorated Dunkirk Memorial, France. |
| Egdell, W.D. |
4464069 Private William Deighton Egdell,
2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Died 25th May 1942 aged 30.
Son of Thomas George and Jean Ellen Egdell, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Brookwood Memorial, Surrey. |
| Egdell, T. |
4278397 Fusilier Thomas Egdell, 9th Bn.
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 12th September 1944 aged 31. Son of
John and Susan Egdell; husband of Jean Egdell, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Elliott, J.W. |
322489 Gunner James William Elliott, 102
(The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. Died 13th July
1943 aged 22. Son of George Elliott, and of Isabella Elliott, of
Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Cassino Memorial, Italy. |
| Elvidge, A. |
4609678 Corporal Alfred Elvidge, 1st Bn.
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died 14th May 1942 aged 32.
Son of Thomas and Caroline Elvidge; husband of Euphemia Elvidge, of
Alnwick. Buried Alnwick Cemetery |
| Fender, J.D. |
14384947 Lance Corporal
James David Fender, 17 L. of C. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. Died 1st
February 1945 aged 22. Buried Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen,
Belgium. |
| Finnigan, W. |
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| Goodfellow, E. |
Apprentice Edward Goodfellow, S.S.
Embassage (Newcastle-on-Tyne) Merchant Navy. Died 27th August 1941 aged
17. Son of Luke Weatheritt Goodfellow and Eva Goodfellow, of Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Tower Hill Memorial, London. |
| Graham, W.L. |
13043410 Warrant Officer Class II (S.Q.M.S)
William Lilburn Graham, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 26th December
1943 aged 28. Son of William and Ellen Graham, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. A.C.I.I.
Buried Bari War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Gerner, C.A. |
P/KX 127662 Leading
Stoker Christian Albert Renatus Gerner, H.M.L.C.T. 7015, Royal Navy.
Died 18th October 1944 aged 33. Son of George and Ellen Mary
Gerner; husband of Olive Gerner, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial. |
| Gair, J.W. |
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| Gibbison, G.(Jun'r) |
547265 Corporal George Gibbison,
Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own). Died 12th March 1941 aged 31.
Son of George and Lizzie Jane Gibbison; husband of Mabel Doris Gibbison,
of Kettering, Northamptonshire. Buried Ramleh War Cemetery, Palestine
(Israel). Born and resided “Northumberland” initially enlisted into the
Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) RAC. |
| Henderson, C. |
possibly... 14401710 Private Cecil
George Henderson, 6th Bn. Durham Light Infantry. Died 27th
June 1944 aged 20. Son of William and Florence Henderson, of Whittingham,
Northumberland. Buried Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery, Calvados,
France. |
| Hall, C. |
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| Hall, W.F. |
4264979 Lance Serjeant
William Furlonger Hall, 7th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 5th
June 1940 aged 29. Son of Mathew Collingwood Hall and Elizabeth
Furlonger Hall; husband of Annie Strachan Hall, of Rosehearty,
Aberdeenshire. Buried London Cemetery And Extension, Longueval, Somme
France. |
| Hall, W. |
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| Holleywell, E. |
4273555 Fusilier Edward
Holleywell, 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died between 31st
May 1940 and the 2nd February 1940 aged 31. Son of John Thomas
Holleywell, and of Mary Ellen Holleywell, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. |
| Holleywell, J. |
4273556 Fusilier James Holleywell, 9th
Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 5th July 1943 aged 35.
Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Holleywell, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Hannah, C. |
3254740 Rifleman Charles Hannah, 9th Bn.
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died 26th October 1944 aged 21.Son of
Charles and Margaret Hannah; husband of Margaret Skelly Hannah, of
Alnwick. Buried Alnwick Cemetery. |
| Hayes, G.A. |
4268688 Corporal George Albert Hayes,
2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Died 14th May 1942 aged 27.
Son of William Hayes, and of Ann Newton Hayes, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Buried Kuala Lumpur (Cheras Road) Civil Cemetery,
Malaysia |
| Hudson, G.W. |
4461032 Private George William Hudson,
7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). Died 24th October 1944 aged 24.
Son of Edward and Jane Ann Hudson, of Denwick, Northumberland. Buried
Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Ions, W. |
4273339 Fusilier William Todd Ions, 7th
Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 7th April 1942 aged 36.
Son of William and Camilla Ions; husband of Margaret Ellen Ions, of
Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany |
| Johnson, L.W. |
3322823 Private Lawrence William
Johnson, 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Died 2nd February
1943 aged 22. Son of Ellen Johnson, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried
Taiping War Cemetery, Malaysia. |
| Jobson, R. |
4269229 Rifleman Robert Jobson, 2nd Bn.
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Died between 26th May 1940 and the 28th
of May 1940 aged 25. Son of Ralph and Sarah Jobson; husband of Mary
Jobson, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Esquelmes War Cemetery, Pecq,
Hainaut, Belgium. |
| Lillico, C.W. |
1590345 Flight Sergeant
(Air Gnr.) Charles William Lillico, 78 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 8th June 1944 aged 20. Son of William Pringle
Lillico and Sarah Isabella Lillico, of Alnwick. Buried Alnwick
Cemetery |
| Lockey, T. |
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| Lorimer, A.M. |
322646 Gunner Alan
Marriott Lorimer, 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank
Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 16th December 1942 aged 23. Son
of John Forbes Lorimer and Mary Violet Lorimer, of Alnwick,
Northumberland. Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. |
| Lundy, F. |
4273283 Fusilier
Frederick Lundy, : 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 15th
February 1942 aged 21. Commemorated Special Memorial, Kranji War
Cemetery, Singapore. |
| Michie, A. |
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| Morton, R. |
4273505 Fusilier Ronald
Morton, 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 9th
September 1943 aged 26. Son of Andrew and Margaret Ann Morton, of
Alnwick, Northumberland. Casualty Buried Thanbyuzayat War
Cemetery, Burma
(Myanmar) |
| Mole, J. |
4273561 Fusilier Joseph Mole, 9th Bn.
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 23rd May 1943 aged 34.
Son of James and Ann Hewitt Mole, of Alnwick, Northumberland; husband of
Hannah Mole, of Alnwick.
Buried Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Mills, G.W. |
4272872 Fusilier Gordon
Wilson Mills, 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 29th
August 1943 aged 23. Son of George Wilson Mills and Isabella Susan
Mills, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery,
Burma (Myanmar) |
| Macfarlane, G.R. |
4392551 Private
George Reavley
MacFarlane, 1st Bn. Green
Howards (Yorkshire Regiment). Died 20th October 1943 aged 24.Buried
Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Nixon, R. |
4273278 Corporal Robert Nixon, 9th Bn.
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 30th October 1943 aged 37. Son of
John and Mary Nixon, of Alnwick, Northumberland; husband of Mary
Josephine Nixon, of Alnwick. Buried Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery,
Burma (Myanmar) |
| Northumberland, 9th Duke of. |
51289 Lieutenant Henry George Alan Percy, 3rd Bn. Grenadier Guards.
Died 21st May 1940 age 27. 9th Duke of Northumberland. Parliamentary
Private Secretary to the Lord Privy Seal, 1935. Son of the late Alan Ian
Percy, K.G., C.B.E., M.V.O., 8th Duke of Northumberland, and of Helen
Magdalen, Duchess of Northumberland. Buried Esquelmes War Cemetery Pecq,
Hainaut, Belgium. |
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| Porteous W. |
2695673 Guardsman William Porteous, 2nd Bn. Scots
Guards, Died 6th March 1943 aged 24.
Son of William and Elisabeth Porteous, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia |
| Richardson R.A. |
4275309 Fusilier Robert Alan
Richardson, 9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 13th October
1940 aged 21. Son of Robert and Margaret B. N. Richardson, of Alnwick
Northumberland. Buried Great Yarmouth (Caister) Cemetery, Norfolk. |
| Richardson, A. |
4272293 Fusilier Alexander Richardson,
9th Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 30th September 1943 aged
23. Son of John and Mary Jane Richardson, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Storey, J. |
136367 Flying Officer John Storey, 61
Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 2nd January 1944 aged 22.
Son of William and Euphrates Trobe Storey, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried : Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany. |
| Skelly, G.A |
88713 Pilot Officer George Alexander
Skelly, 111 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 19th August
1941 aged 25. Son of Susanna Skelly, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Commemorated Runnymede Memorial |
| Shelford, A.C. |
114157 Surgeon Lieutenant Arthur Charles
Shelford, H.M.S. Express, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 1st
September 1940 aged 26. Son of Percy William and Ethel Shelford, of
Alnwick, Northumberland. M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.). Buried Hamburg Cemetery,
Germany.
From the British Medical Journal 25th October 1941:
'Temporary Surgeon Lieut. ARTHUR
CHARLES SHELFORD, R.N.V.R., who was announced as " Missing" in the
Journal of September 21, 1940 (p. 402), is now reported to have died as
a prisoner of war and to have been buried on Pellworm Island on
September 26, 1940. He was born at Alnwick in 1914 and began his medical
studies at the University of Edinburgh in 1932, graduating M.B., Ch.B.
in 1937. He had held the posts of house-physician and house-surgeon at
Sunderland Royal Infirmary. Soon after the outbreak of war he was
granted a temporary commission as surgeon lieutenant in the R.N.V.R.,
and early in 1940 was posted to H.M.S. Express and assisted in the
Dunkirk evacuation. He joined the British Medical Association soon after
qualification.'
HMS Express |
| Sisterson, J.W.A. |
322229 Gunner James William Allenby
Sisterson, 102 (The Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regt., Royal
Artillery. Died 14th July 1943 aged 21. Son of James and Jean Sisterson,
of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily. |
| Thompson, C. |
1602183 Gunner Cecil Thompson, 149 Bty.,
27 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. Died 12th February 1941 aged 24. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Thompson, of Alnwick; husband of J. Thompson, of
Bedlington Colliery. Buried Alnwick Cemetery. |
| Thompson, J. |
P/SSX 24082 Able Seaman Joseph Thompson,
H.M.S Royal Oak, Royal Navy. Died 14th October 1939 aged 19. Son of
William Simm Thompson and Frances May Thompson, of Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial
HMS Royal Oak. |
| Thompson, W |
3184980 Fusilier William Thompson, 2nd
Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, Died 11th August 1943 aged 33. Son of Henry
and Eleanor Thompson, of Alnwick, Northumberland; husband of Elizabeth
Thompson, of Alnwick.
Buried Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. |
| Thompson, W. |
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| Wallace, J.H. |
1138965 Sergeant (Flt.
Engr.) John Horix Wallace, 620 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 26th July 1943 aged 33. Son of John Henry and Ellen
Wallace, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Buried Rheinberg War
Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. |
| Weightman, F.G. |
C/SSX 22445 Seaman Frederick
George Weightman, H.M.S. Juno, Royal Navy. Died 21st May 1941. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weightman, of Alnwick, Northumberland. Commemorated
Chatham Naval Memorial.
HMS Juno |
| White, J. |
555590 Fusilier James Joseph White 9th
Bn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 11th October 1944 aged 27. Son
of Robert Nicholson White and Bridget White, of Alnwick, Northumberland;
husband of Eliza Mouat White, of Howick, Northumberland. Buried Yokohama
War Cemetery, Japan. |
| Wilkinson, G. |
1596299 Sergeant (Air Gnr) George
Wilkinson Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 2nd March 1945 aged
20. Son of George Wilkinson, and of Margaret I. Wilkinson, of Alnwick.
Buried Alnwick Cemetery |
| Wilson, W. |
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| Wood, E. |
Possibly....1083974 Flight
Sergeant (Pilot) William Eric Wood, 131 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 1st December 1943 aged 24. Son of James and
Jane Wood, of Alnwick. Buried Alnwick Cemetery |
| Weddell, J. |
170390 Flying Officer (Nav.) John
Weddell, 161 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 27th November
1944 aged 22. Son of John and Julia Weddell, of Alnwick, Northumberland.
Buried Brussels Town Cemetery, Belgium. |
| Willcox H. |
4264668 Fusilier Henry Willcox 9th Bn. :
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Died 15th February 1942 aged 36.
Son of George and Elizabeth Willcox; husband of Jane Willcox, of Old
Trafford, Manchester.
Commemorated Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
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