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.
Hugh Shotton
Forename(s):
Hugh
Surname:
Shotton
Initial(s):
H
Service Number:
57856
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
King's (Liverpool Regiment), 18th (Service) Battalion (2nd City)
Died:
20/04/1918
Aged:
24
Buried:
Tyne Cot Memorial (Tyne Cot Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Amble, Northumberland.
Formerly 1480, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Background:
Born about 1893, at Choppington, Northumberland, the son of John & the late Tamar Shotton.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Coal Miner.
Local Memorial:
Radcliffe War Memorial