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 Stephenson
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Stephenson
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
108601
Rank:
Gunner
Regiment:
Royal Garrison Artillery, 120th Siege Battery
Died:
13/11/1917
Buried:
Tyne Cot Memorial (Tyne Cot Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Gateshead, County Durham.
Robert Stephenson went to an observation post on 13 November 1917 with two others & was never seen again. This is recorded in War Diaries held at the National Archives.
(Source: Amanda Sinton-Gerry; Great granddaughter; June 2014)
Background:
Born at Alnmouth, Northumberland, on 5 March 1888. The family were all from Boulmer.
Robert Stephenson left a wife, Gertrude, & two children - Amanda Sinton-Gerry's grandmother Edith, who was almost 6 years old when he died, & her brother William.
Gertrude never remarried.
(Source: Amanda Sinton-Gerry; Great granddaughter; June 2014)
Local Memorial:
Alnmouth War Memorial
Alnwick, 1914-1918 Plaque in former premises of the DukeÂ’s School
(Source: For Duke's School, Dudley George; August 2018)
