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 Walkinshaw
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Walkinshaw
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
8059
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 14th (Service) Battalion attached to the Regimental Depot
Died:
21/04/1918
Aged:
33
Buried:
Hebburn Cemetery, County Durham
Service History:
Enlisted at Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland.
Died in a Military Hospital at Bermondsey, Southwark, London.
Background:
Born at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Husband of the late Elizabeth Walkinshaw, of 24, Campbell Street, Hebburn, County Durham.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1920 (available vias Ancestry.co.uk) records credits for 'Effects' amounting to £14-7s-6d paid to Mrs. Margaret Ofield (or Cofield) on 19 August 1918 'For children'. She was also later paid a War Gratuity of £17-0s-0d on 16 December 1919.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial