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.
James Henry Statton
Forename(s):
James Henry
Surname:
Statton
Initial(s):
J H
Service Number:
2525
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
13/05/1915
Aged:
27
Buried:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died of gas wounds received.
Background:
Statton's parents lived at Albion Row, Shankhouse, Cramlington, Northumberland at the time of his death.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick, Buckley's History of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion Roll of Honour
Ashington, Memorial Statue, Memorial Garden, Kenilworth Road
Ashington, Plaques from the 1914-1918 Monument, Kenilworth Road, now held at Woodhorn Museum & Northum