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.
Paul Cox
Forename(s):
Paul
Surname:
Cox
Initial(s):
P
Service Number:
16293
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
East Yorkshire Regiment, 7th (Service) Battalion
Died:
12/05/1917
Buried:
Arras Memorial (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland.
Formerly 1070, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment).
The WW1 Service Medal & Awards Roll, 1914-1920 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records that Cox must also have served with the regiment's 6th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers).
Background:
Born at Howick, Northumberland.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) reveals that the sole legatee was Albert (Cox), & that Cox must have been married & left a widow, Sarah A..
Local Memorial:
Unknown