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