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.
Thomas Slater Wilson
Forename(s):
Thomas Slater
Surname:
Wilson
Initial(s):
T S
Service Number:
56316
(Possibly)
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 52nd Battalion
Died:
02/06/1918
Aged:
23
Buried:
Thélus Military Cemetery
Service History:
There is no trace of a T. Wilson or similar on either the CWGC or Ancestry.co.uk websites with obvious connections to the Doddington area & K.O.S.B.'s. However, 56316, Thomas Wilson who served with the Machine Gun Corps, previously with the KOSB, appears to be a striking possible match.
Formerly 538, King's Own Scottish Borderers.
N.B. 'Soldiers DiedÂ…' records the date of death as 3 June.
Background:
Born at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the son of William Wilson, of Minto, near Hawick.
Local Memorial:
Doddington, Church of St. Mary & St. Michael
(Source: newmp.org.uk)