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.
Harry Hetherington
Forename(s):
Harry
Surname:
Hetherington
Initial(s):
H
Service Number:
1503
Rank:
Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/6th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
26/04/1915
Buried:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Background:
Born at Alnwick, the son of the late Mr. H. & Mrs. J. Hetherington.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Hetherington's sole legatee as his sister, Mrs. Alice Dewar.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial
(N.B. There is only one H. Hetherington listed on the War Memorial & it's unclear if this will be Corporal Harry or Private Henry, below, probably the latter given the relationship with Thomas Alexander Hetherington.)