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.
Thomas Laggan
Forename(s):
Thomas
Surname:
Laggan
Initial(s):
T
Service Number:
279468
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
London Regiment, 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
Died:
29/10/1918
Aged:
25
Buried:
Maurois Communal Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Formerly 2581, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force, posted to the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 11th (Service) Battalion.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Resident at Hirst, Ashinton, Northumberland.
Brother of Mrs. C. Hartill, of 25, Red Row, Bedlington, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Ashington, Memorial Statue, Memorial Garden, Kenilworth Road
(Source: newmp.org.uk)