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.

Stephen Cummings

Forename(s):
Stephen

Surname:
Cummings

Initial(s):
S

Service Number:
18226

Rank:
Private

Regiment:
Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 8th (Service) Battalion

Died:
21/09/1916

Buried:
Thiepval Memorial

Service History:
Enlisted at Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham.

N.B. 'Soldiers' Died...' records the date of death as 5 October 1916 as does Ancestry.co.uk but the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) & the CWGC website both show 21 September.

Background:
Born at Amble, Northumberland.

The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 lists various people connected to Cummings. There was his widow, Minnie; an unnamed grandfather & guardian; & daughter, Nellie Timperley.

Local Memorial:
Unknown