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 Gales
Forename(s):
Thomas
Surname:
Gales
Initial(s):
T
Service Number:
23/11558
(N.B. 'Soldiers DiedÂ…' records the service number as 23/1558)
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
01/07/1916
Aged:
46
Buried:
Thiepval Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died, France & Flanders.
Background:
Born at Alnwick.
Husband of Ellen Gales.
Local Memorial:
Ashington, Memorial Statue, Memorial Garden, Kenilworth Road
Ashington, Plaques from the 1914-1918 Monument, Kenilworth Road, now held at Woodhorn Museum & Northumberland Archives
(Source: newmp.org.uk)