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.
Mark Hedley
Forename(s):
Mark
Surname:
Hedley
Initial(s):
M
Service Number:
7/2672
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion, Territorial Force
Died:
25/01/1916
Aged:
29
Buried:
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Awarded the 1914-15 Star. The WW1 Service Medal & Award Roll, 1914-1920 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Hedley as having disembarked on 28 June 1915.
Background:
Sister & sole legatee was Mary Ann Archbold.
(Source: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, available via Ancestry.co.uk)
Local Memorial:
Amble War Memorial