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.
William Cockburn
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Cockburn
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
40759
(Possibly)
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
02/05/1917
Aged:
22
Buried:
Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany
Service History:
Unknown
Background:
Son of the late John & Dorothy Cockburn, of Elyhaugh, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Wooler War Memorial