Alnwick War Memorial
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Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
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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.
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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. |
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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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2nd Column: |
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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3rd Column |
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. |
761294 Driver Henry Houston, C Battery, 317th
Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, died of wounds, 9th October 1918. Son
of James Ternent Houston and Dora Dundas, 45 King Street, Alnwick.
Buried Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France. Born Glasgow,
enlisted Hull. [James was the son of John and Mary Houston who moved to
Alnwick from Belford between 1861 and 1863. In 1871 they lived at 3,
Bondgate Without, by 1881 they were at Freelands Cottage.] Henry is
also commemorated at the Duke's School, Northumberland Hall, St
Michael's and in the Alnwick Gazette Almanack, (which gives his
address). Information provided by Andy White, descendant of James. |
Howe, F. |
10961 Sergeant 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. 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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The Second World War Roll is on a single
large bronze 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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3rd Column |
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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Melvin, T. |
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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.'
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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 |
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. |
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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