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 Hardie
Forename(s):
James
Surname:
Hardie
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
61488
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Manchester Regiment, 21st (Service) Battalion (6th City)
Died:
04/10/1918
Buried:
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Guoy
Service History:
Enlisted at Wooler, Northumberland.
Formerly 72643, Machine Gun Corps.
N.B. 'Soldiers Died...' records Hardie's date of death as 11 October 1918.
Background:
Born at Ancroft, Northumberland, the son of John & Grace Hardie, of Lowick, Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Resident at Cornhill, Northumberland - Ancestry.co.uk records this as being in Durham, which is wrong!
Local Memorial:
Ford, Memorial Plaque in St. Michael & All Angels' Church
(Source: newmp.org.uk)