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 William Smith
Forename(s):
Walter William
Surname:
Smith
Initial(s):
W W
Service Number:
S/1838
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's), 7th (Service) Battalion
Died:
10/11/1915
Aged:
20
Buried:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
Died (of wounds received in action) at No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, Lijssenthoek. The village was the location for a number of casualty clearing stations during the First World War, being situated on the main communication line between the Allied military bases in the rear & the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of the extreme range of most German field artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations.
Background:
Born at Belford, Northumberland, the son of John B. & Mary E. Smith, of 65, West End, Tweedmouth, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
(Possibly) Belford War Memorial
Tweedmouth War Memorial
(Source: newmp.org.uk)