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 Weatheritt
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Weatheritt
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
235641
(N.B. CWGC website shows 23564.)
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 9th (Service) Battalion (Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry)
Died:
27/03/1918
Aged:
23
Buried:
Rumaucourt Communal Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Background:
Son of Mrs. J. E. Weatheritt & the late James Weatheritt, of 20, Clayport Street, Alnwick, Northumberland.
(N.B. James Weatheritt is referred to, twice, for 1919 in the UK, Army Records of Soldiers' Effect, 1901-1929 [available via Ancestry.co.uk], so his death must have been after his son's.)
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial