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.
George Leighton Adamson
Forename(s):
George Leighton
Surname:
Adamson
Initial(s):
G L
Service Number:
235170
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
26/10/1917
Aged:
23
Buried:
Poelkapelle British Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Background:
Unknown
Local Memorial:
Ashington, Plaques from the 1914-1918 Monument, Kenilworth Road, now held at Woodhorn Museum & Northumberland Archives
Ashington, Memorial Statue in the Memorial Garden
(Source: newmp.org.uk)