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.
Thomas Dunn
Forename(s):
Thomas
Surname:
Dunn
Initial(s):
T
Service Number:
3111
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion
(N.B. Ancestry.co.uk shows Dunn's battalion as 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force)
Died:
15/09/1916
Buried:
Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont-Pys
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland in September 1914 & began army life as a Mounted Policeman.
(Source: coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk)
N.B. The Ancestry.co.uk database records Dunn's date of death as 18 September 1916 although the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, also available via Ancestry.co.uk, shows 15 September.
Background:
Before enlisting Dunn had been an Apprentice Grocer with Mr Laing of Ramsay Lane, Wooler, Northumberland. He was also a member of the Cheviot Street Church choir.
(Source: coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk)
Husband of Isabella. The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 also mentions an unspecified number of children.
Local Memorial:
Branton, Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour
(Possibly) Eglingham Cross
(Source: For Eglingham, newmp.org.uk)
Wooler War Memorial