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.
Walter Brown
Forename(s):
Walter
Surname:
Brown
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
2250
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
17/09/1916
Aged:
21
Buried:
Dartmoor Cemetery, Bécordel-Bécourt
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Embarked for France on 21 April 1915.
Died of wounds received.
(Source: Margaret Burgess, via newmp.org.uk)
Background:
Born in 1895, the son of George William & Martha Brown, of 11, Simonside Terrace, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.
In 1911, Brown was a Grocer's Apprentice, probably at Newbiggin Co-operative Society.
(Source: Margaret Burgess, via newmp.org.uk)
Local Memorial:
Beamish Museum, 1914-1918 Roll of Honour in respect of those Employees of Newbiggin Co-operative Society who Served
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Memorial Plaque to Fallen Employees of Newbiggin Co-operative Society
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Memorial Plaque at the