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.
Thomas Henry Snaith
Forename(s):
Thomas Henry
Surname:
Snaith
Initial(s):
T H
Service Number:
2546
Rank:
Gunner
Regiment:
Machine Gun Corps (Motors) 4th Battery
Died:
29/04/1918
Buried:
Wytschaete Military Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Coventry, Warwickshire.
Background:
Born Elsdon, Northumberland, & lived there at time of enlistment. Son of Robert G. (b. about 1861) & Elizabeth (b. about 1865) Snaith.
The 1901 Census records Snaith's father as a Farmer & Highways' Contractor.
Five siblings are recorded in the 1901 Census, three brothers & two sisters, with ages ranging from 2 months to 9 years old.
Local Memorial:
Elsdon, St. Cuthbert's Church
(Source: newmp.org.uk)