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.
Charles Brown
Forename(s):
Charles
Surname:
Brown
Initial(s):
C
Service Number:
42822
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), 1st (Reserve) Garrison Battalion
Died:
31/12/1917
Aged:
31
Buried:
Ellingham (St. Maurice) Churchyard, Northumberland
Service History:
The Battalion formed at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland in February 1916. In May of that year it moved to Killingworth, Northumberland, then to Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (September 1916); & Seaton Carew, County Durham (March 1917). It later moved to Ireland.
Brown enlisted at Newcastle.
Background:
Born at Ford, the son of the late James & Margaret Dixon Brown, of Ford, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Ellingham, St. Maurice's Church
(Source: newmp.org.uk)