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.
David Connell
Forename(s):
David
Surname:
Connell
Initial(s):
D
Service Number:
28330
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion
Died:
11/09/1916
Buried:
Struma Military Cemetery, Greece
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Born at Alnwick, Northumberland, on 9 May, 1889, the son of John & Rachel Connell.
Husband of Mary (née Fannon) by whom he had a daughter, also called Mary. His wife appears to have later re-married, as there's a Mary Hall recorded on the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk).
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial