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 Saunders Bolton
Forename(s):
William Saunders
Surname:
Bolton
Initial(s):
W S
Service Number:
20/1000
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 20th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
01/07/1916
Aged:
24
Buried:
Thiepval Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Bedlington, Northumberland.
Killed in action on the first day of the 1916 Battles of the Somme.
Background:
Born at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial
