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.
Walter Richardson
Forename(s):
Walter
Surname:
Richardson
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
16345
Rank:
Sergeant
(Acting)
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Battalion
Died:
07/06/1917
Aged:
35
Buried:
Arras Memorial (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Bedlington, Northumberland.
Background:
Born at Rothbury, Northumberland.
Husband of Mary Richardson, of 75, Yard Row, Netherton, Newcastle upon Tyne. Children are mentioned in the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) but not specified.
Local Memorial:
Bedlington War Memorial
