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.
Adam Young
Forename(s):
Adam
Surname:
Young
Initial(s):
A
Service Number:
290511
Rank:
Lance-Sergeant
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
11/02/1918
Aged:
32
Buried:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Background:
Adam Young was born in the third Quarter of 1884 at Alnwick, the son of Joseph Coxen (b. about 1841) & Martha Patterson (b. about 1848) Young, of 4, West Parade, Alnwick.
The 1891 Census records a family of seven children, four sons & three daughters, with ages ranging from 23 down to 3.
Husband of Elizabeth Jane Young (née Jobling), of Woolsington Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. The couple married in the third Quarter of 1917.
Local Memorial:
Was displayed in the Methodist Chapel at Alnwick until its closure in 2023. Now held by his family
