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.
Richard Hardy
Forename(s):
Richard
Surname:
Hardy
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
211026
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Corps of Royal Engineers, 3rd Indian Army Signal Company
Died:
16/07/1917
Aged:
24
Buried:
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died of heatstroke when on active service in Mesopotamia.
Background:
Son of Thomas & Catherine Hardy, of Bilton Farm, Alnmouth, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Denwick War Memorial
(Source: For Denwick, newmp.org.uk)
Lesbury, 1914-18 Memorial Plaque at St. Mary's Church
