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.
Robert Robson
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Robson
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
7639
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Battalion
Died:
28/02/1915
Aged:
27
Buried:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Background:
Born at Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of John Robson.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Coal Miner at Pegswood Colliery.
Husband of Ellen Cuthbert (formerly Robson), of 14, Bullers Green, Morpeth, Northumberland, by whom he had three children, aged 4, 3, & 10 months, at the time of Robson's death.
Local Memorial:
Morpeth, Cenotaph, Castle Bank
Morpeth, Memorial Plaque in the Church of St. James the Great
(Source: newmp.org)