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 Donaldson
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Donaldson
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
7703
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion
Died:
08/05/1915
Aged:
25
Buried:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died, France & Flanders.
Background:
Born at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, the son of George & Mary Donaldson, of 4, Centre Street, Newcastle.
Husband of the late Elizabeth Donaldson.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick, Book of Remembrance 1914-1918, Fusiliers' Museum of Northumberland
(Source: newmp.org.uk)