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.
William Straughan
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Straughan
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
242460
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/5th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
26/10/1917
Aged:
23
Buried:
Tyne Cot Memorial (Tyne Cot Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died, France & Flanders.
Background:
Son of Mary Ann Straughan, of Campfield, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, & the late Thomas Straughan.
Local Memorial:
Unknown