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 Harbottle
Forename(s):
James
Surname:
Harbottle
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
15815
Rank:
Corporal
Regiment:
Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry), 8th (Service) Battalion
Died:
10/04/1917
Aged:
21
Buried:
Arras Memorial (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery)
Service History:
Unknown
Background:
Born at Chevington, Morpeth, Northumberland, baptised at St. John's the Divine Church there on 22 November 1888.
Son of James & Alice (née Bell) Harbottle.
Harbottle lived at home at the time of the 1911 Census when his occupation was that of a Miner.
Husband of Mary Scott who he married in 1912. They had a son, James, born in 1915.
(Source: William Ballance; January 2016)
Local Memorial:
Amble War Memorial