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 Wade
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Wade
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
290724
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/4th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
26/10/1917
Buried:
Poelkapelle British Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records date & place of death as 'On or since 26.10.17. Death presumed'.
Background:
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 records payments of 'Effects' & a War Gratuity to Wade's widow, Margaret, who received, respectively, £6-2s-2d on 21 November 1918 & £13-10s-0d on 11 November 1919.
Local Memorial:
Ashington, Memorial Plaque in Bothal Middle School
Ashington, Memorial Statue, Memorial Garden, Kenilworth Road
Ashington, Plaques from the 1914-1918 Monument, Kenilworth Road, now held at Woodhorn Museum & Northumberland Archives
Ashington, Roll of Ho