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.
John Egen
Forename(s):
John
Surname:
Egen
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
2831
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
07/11/1916
Aged:
29
Buried:
Thiepval Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Background:
Son of J. William & Catherine Egen.
Husband of Mary Hannah Egen, of 53, Meldon Terrace, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Ashington, 1914-1918 Memorial Statue, Memorial Garden, Kenilworth Road
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 1914-1918 Memorial Plaque originally in the Ivy Leaf Social Club, now in the Newbiggin Maritime Centre
(Source: newmp.org.uk)