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.

James John Wilson

Forename(s):
James John

Surname:
Wilson

Initial(s):
J J

Service Number:
290498

Rank:
Private

Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force

Died:
16/09/1916

Aged:
20

Buried:
Thiepval Memorial

Service History:
Enlisted at Shilbottle, Northumberland.

Died, France & Flanders.

N.B. The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records the place & date of death as '16.09.16 on or since. Death presumed'.

Background:
Born at Alnwick, Northumberland, the son James John & Jane Wilson.

In 1911 Wilson, age 15, was working as a Colliery Screener & living at Shilbottle with his parents.

Local Memorial:
Shilbottle, St. James' Church Shilbottle War Memorial