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.
William Harrison Ayton
Forename(s):
William Harrison
Surname:
Ayton
Initial(s):
W H
Service Number:
22/67
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Durham Light Infantry, 22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd County Pioneers)
Died:
27/05/1918
Aged:
21
Buried:
Soissons Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Durham, County Durham.
Background:
Born at Embleton, Northumberland, the son of Robert David & Hannah Mary Ayton, of 2, Coronation Terrace, Coxhoe, County Durham. Resident at Coxhoe.
Local Memorial:
Coxhoe, Book of Remembrance in St. Mary's Church
Coxhoe, Roadside Monument
(Source: newmp.org.uk)