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.
Robert Sproul
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Sproul
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
3423
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
08/10/1916
Aged:
22
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
N.B. 'Soldiers DiedÂ…' records Sproul's rank as 'Private'.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Son of James & Ellen Sproul, of 2, Gas Works Cottages, Morpeth, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Morpeth War Memorial
(Source: newmp.org.uk)