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 Forster

Forename(s):
John

Surname:
Forster

Initial(s):
J

Service Number:
102646

Rank:
Sapper

Regiment:
Corps of Royal Engineers, 176th Tunnelling Company

Died:
30/10/1915

Buried:
Gorre British & Indian Cemetery

Service History:
Enlisted at London.

Background:
Resident of Seaton Hirst, Ashington, formerly of Alnwick, Northumberland.

The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Personal Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Forster's mother as Isabella.

Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial