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.
Alfred J Smith
Forename(s):
Alfred J
Surname:
Smith
Initial(s):
A J
Service Number:
61234
(Possibly)
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Machine Gun Corps, 185th Company
Died:
20/02/1917
Aged:
21
Buried:
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
Service History:
This is the only 1917 Machine Gun Corps casualty with a Christian name beginning with a 'J', so without more detailed investigation it's only a possibility, at best - there's no obvious connection to the wider Alnwick District!
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records place of death as Mesopotamia.
Background:
Son of James & Sarah Smith, of 15, Lindum Road, Teddington, Middlesex.
Local Memorial:
Kirknewton War Memorial