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.

John William Ternent

Forename(s):
John William

Surname:
Ternent

Initial(s):
J W

Service Number:
7/1847

Rank:
Private

Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force

Died:
25/01/1916

Buried:
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)

Service History:
The UK, WW1 Service Medal & Awards Rolls, 1914-1920 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Ternents date of disembarkation (in France) as 21 April 1915, hence he was awarded the 1914-15 Star in addition to the British War & Victory Medals.

Background:
Born about 1893 at Alnwick, Northumberland, the son of George Thomas Ternent (b. about 1872; a Dairyman) & his wife, Mary Dorothy (Ternent).

The 1911 Census records Ternent's occupation as Farm Labour(er).

He had two sisters & two younger brothers, & the family's address was Dairy Grounds, Alnwick.

Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial