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.
Robert Dunn
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
Dunn
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
40653
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northamptonshire Regiment, 1st Battalion
Died:
24/09/1918
Aged:
21
Buried:
Brie British Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland, on 17 January 1917, & joined the Northamptonshire Regiment.
Served with the Expeditionary Force in France & Flanders from 26 June 1917. Gassed & wounded on 19 March 1918, after which he was in hospital in France until he rejoined his unit, on 9 September 1918.
Died at No. 48 Casualty Clearing Station on 24 September, from wounds received in action the previous day.
(Source: 'UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-18'; Part 5; Page 51)
Background:
Born on 22 December 1896, at Castle Eden, County Durham, the son of Elizabeth (daughter of John Grahamslaw) & the late William Dunn, of East Link Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Educated at Ellingham, Northumberland.
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer, employed on his grandfather's farm.
(Source: 'UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-18'; Part 5; Page 51)
Local Memorial:
Memorial Tablet in St. Maurice's Church, Ellingham
(Source: newmp.org.uk)