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.

Jesse Ralph Budgen

Forename(s):
Jesse Ralph

Surname:
Budgen

Initial(s):
J R

Service Number:
2581

Rank:
Driver

Regiment:
Royal Engineers, 3/1st Northumbrian Field Company

Died:
13/12/1916

Aged:
25

Buried:
Basra War Cemetery, Iraq

Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.

Background:
Born at Hammersmith, the son of Jesse & Margaret Gibb Budgen, of Hammersmith, London.

Resided at Lesbury, Northumberland

Local Memorial:
Craster War Memorial, St. Peter the Fisherman Church Embleton, Memorial Cross in Spitalford Cemetery (Source: For Embleton, newmp.org.uk)