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.
Alfred Oakes
Forename(s):
Alfred
Surname:
Oakes
Initial(s):
A
Service Number:
23723
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 14th (Reserve) Battalion
Died:
06/05/1917
Aged:
35
Buried:
Alnwick Cemetery, Northumberland
Service History:
Enlisted at Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Does not appear on the Alnwick War Memorial. There is no obvious connection with the Alnwick area which suggests Oakes may have simply been serving there at the time of his demise.
Background:
Born at Congleton, Cheshire.
Husband of Esther Ann Oakes of 1, Audley Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on Trent, Staffordshire.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick Cemetery