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.
Francis Hedley
Forename(s):
Francis
Surname:
Hedley
Initial(s):
F
Service Number:
TZ/767
Rank:
Able Seaman
Regiment:
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Division, Hood Battalion
Died:
03/07/1917
Aged:
35
Buried:
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
Service History:
Enlisted on 28 October 1914.
Died from Consumption, as a Prisoner of War at Reserve Lazarett, Munsterlager.
Background:
Son of George & Mary Hedley, of Greenfield Terrace, Amble, later Cross Row, Radcliffe Colliery, Ashington, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Radcliffe War Memorial
Chevington & Broomhill War Memorial, St. John's Churchyard