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.
James Nicholas Watson
Forename(s):
James Nicholas
Surname:
Watson
Initial(s):
J N
Service Number:
34683
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 27th (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish)
Died:
09/04/1917
Aged:
27
Buried:
Arras Memorial (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died, France & Flanders.
Background:
Born about 1889, the son of the late John & Hannah Watson, of Vicarage Cottage, Ellingham, Chathill, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick, 'Alnwick & County Gazette Almanack, 1918'
Ellingham, Memorial Plaque in the Church of St. Maurice
Ellingham, Roll of Honour in the Church of St. Maurice
(Source: newmp.org.uk)