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.
Jacob Strassheim (N.B. Served as Straughan)
Forename(s):
Jacob
Surname:
Strassheim
(N.B. Served as Straughan)
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
1944
Rank:
Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
27/03/1916
Aged:
23
Buried:
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
N.B. Served as Straughan.
Background:
Born at Gateshead, County Durham, the son of Jacob & Elizabeth Strassheim, of Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
Husband of Isabella Strassheim, of 39, Main Street, Spittal, Berwick.
Local Memorial:
Spittal War Memorial
(Source: www.newmp.org.uk)