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 Thompson
Forename(s):
Thomas
Surname:
Thompson
Initial(s):
T
Service Number:
5715
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Durham Light Infantry, 1/6th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
07/11/1916
Aged:
39
Buried:
Thiepval Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Marske-by-Sea, North Yorkshire.
Formerly 28750, Yorkshire Regiment.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Born at Whittingham, Northumberland.
Resided at Upleatham, Yorkshire.
Widow & sole legatee recorded on the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) was Alice M. (Thompson).
Local Memorial:
Upleatham War Memorial, North Yorkshire.