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 Alexander (N.B. Recorded as Alexander J. on Shilbottle Memorial) Tweedy
Forename(s):
Jacob Alexander
(N.B. Recorded as Alexander J. on Shilbottle Memorial)
Surname:
Tweedy
Initial(s):
J A
Service Number:
38301
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
18/11/1917
Aged:
27
Buried:
Wancourt British Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Background:
Born in 1890 at Bilton Banks, Lesbury, the son of John & Mary Tweedy.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Coal Miner.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial
Shilbottle, St. James' Church
Shilbottle War Memorial