World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
Generally showing where they are commemorated, when they died and some basic facts about each person. There are gaps, however, so if you can fill in any missing details do please contact us.
James Edmund (N.B. Soldiers Died records the middle name as Edward) Hall
Forename(s):
James Edmund
(N.B. 'Soldiers Died' records the middle name as Edward)
Surname:
Hall
Initial(s):
J E
Service Number:
77737
Rank:
Gunner
Regiment:
Royal Garrison Artillery, 160th Siege Battery
Died:
23/06/1917
Aged:
21
Buried:
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension
Service History:
Enlisted at Forest Hall, now a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
The WW1 Service & Award Roll 1914-1920 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Hall's previous unit as being the 120th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Background:
Born at Belford, Northumberland, the son of Richard & Margery Hall, of High Street, Belford.
Local Memorial:
Belford War Memorial
(Source: newmp.org.uk)