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.
James Dawson
Forename(s):
James
Surname:
Dawson
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
7010
Rank:
Corporal
(N.B. Some records show his rank as Lance-Corporal)
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/5th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
06/10/1916
Buried:
St. Sever Cemetery & Extension, Rouen
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Son of Michail Dawson
(N.B. The spelling of Dawson's father's Christian name is per the UK, Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, available via Ancestry.co.uk.)
Local Memorial:
Unknown