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.
William Simm
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Simm
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
23379
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Cheshire Regiment, 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Birkenhead)
Died:
21/10/1916
Aged:
22
Buried:
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery & Extension
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Formerly 376, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Born about 1894, at Wooler, Northumberland, the son of Jane Ann & the late John Simm.
Local Memorial:
Wooler War Memorial