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.
Richard Pringle
Forename(s):
Richard
Surname:
Pringle
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
1596
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
03/02/1916
Buried:
Maple Copse Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Belford, Northumberland.
Background:
Born about 1899, at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, the son of James (b. about 1864; at Berwick; a Farm Servant) & Mary Jane (b. about 1867; at North Seaton, Woodhorn, Ashington, Northumberland) Pringle.
In 1911, the couple had been married 25 years during which time they'd raised a family of eight children, all but one of who were still living. The family lived in three rooms in Branxton Buildings, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland.
Pringle's siblings were: Frank (b. about 1888; at East Ord, Tweedmouth); Isabella (b. about 1890; at East Ord); Margaret Jane (b. about 1892; at Berwick); William Drysdale (b. about 1894; at Berwick); George Percy (b. about 1896; at Berwick); & Annie Elizabeth (b. about 1906; at Tweedmouth).
Apart from the youngest two, like their father, in 1911 all of the siblings were Farm Servants.
One of two sons lost: see, also, Private William Drysdale Pringle (Regimental service #30128; Northumberland Fusiliers 25th [Service] Battalion 2nd Tyneside Irish; Died 1 July 1916).
Local Memorial:
Belford War Memorial