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.
Robert William Cummings
Forename(s):
Robert William
Surname:
Cummings
Initial(s):
R W
Service Number:
16365
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Foot Guards, Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion
Died:
15/09/1916
Buried:
Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Background:
Born at Beadnell, resident at Kirknewton, near Wooler, both in Northumberland.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) refers to Cummings' foster mother being Mary A. (surname unspecified).
Local Memorial:
Lucker, Memorial Cross
Warrenford War Memorial
(Source: newmp.org.uk)