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 Curry

Forename(s):
William

Surname:
Curry

Initial(s):
W

Service Number:
17956

Rank:
Private

Regiment:
Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), 10th (Service) Battalion

Died:
04/10/1917

Aged:
33

Buried:
Tyne Cot Memorial (Tyne Cot Cemetery)

Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.

Background:
Born & resident at North Sunderland, Seahouses, Alnwick, Northumberland, the son of John Curry, of King Street, Seahouses.

The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via www.Ancestry.co.uk) records Curry's mother & sole legatee as being Jane.

Local Memorial:
Seahouses War Memorial