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 Carss
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Carss
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
405018
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Canadian Expeditionary Force, 19th Battalion
Died:
31/05/1917
Aged:
37
Buried:
Embleton (Spitalford) Cemetery, Northumberland
Service History:
Unknown
Background:
Son of James & Annie Carss, of 22, The Square, Craster, Lesbury, Northumberland.
One of 2 sons lost: see, also, Able Seaman Daniel Elliot Carss (Service number Tyneside Z/9276; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS 'Mary Rose'; Died 17 October 1917.
Local Memorial:
Craster War Memorial, St. Peter the Fisherman Church
Embleton, Memorial Cross in Spitalford Cemetery
(Source: For Embleton, newmp.org.uk)