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.
John Robert Miller Cairns
Forename(s):
John Robert Miller
Surname:
Cairns
Initial(s):
J R M
Service Number:
290787
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
09/09/1917
Aged:
27
Buried:
Hargicourt British Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Formerly 7/2937, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force, & 290787, Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/4th Battalion Territorial Force.
Background:
Born about 1890, at Ellingham, Northumberland, the son of Jane Ann Cairns.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial
Ellingham, Memorial Tablet in St. Maurice's Church
(Source: For Ellingham, newmp.org.uk)
