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 Evans
Forename(s):
James
Surname:
Evans
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
2096
Rank:
Lance-Corporal
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
23/10/1915
Aged:
20
Buried:
Bailleul Community Cemetery Extension, Nord
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died of wounds received.
N.B. 'Soldiers DiedÂ…' records the year of death as 1916.
Background:
Born at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, the son of James & Isabella Evaus, of 7, Ness Street, Berwick.
Local Memorial:
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Memorial Plaque of Freeman in the Guildhall, Marygate
Spittal, Organ, Pulpit, & Memorial Plaque, originally in St. Aidan's English Presbyterian Church, Berwick, now in St. Paul's United Reformed Church, Spittal
(Source: newmp.org.uk)