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 Henry Hobson
Forename(s):
William Henry
Surname:
Hobson
Initial(s):
W H
Service Number:
42567
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Manchester Regiment, 1/8th (Ardwick) Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
06/04/1918
Aged:
22
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Morpeth, Northumberland.
Died of wounds received.
Background:
Born at Annfield Plain, County Durham.
Resident of Jarrow, County Durham. In 1911, Hobson had been living at 9, Kensington Gardens, Monkseaton, Northumberland, as a 16 years-old boarder without occupation in the home of Lilian Norton, a Professional Vovalist.
Brother of Mrs. B. H. Costelloe, of Caistron, Rothbury, Northumberland.
Probate was granted to Annie Field, another sister of Hobson, at Newcastle upon Tyne, on 5 February 1919, for an estate valued at £2,201-17s.
Local Memorial:
Thropton, Village Hall
(Source: newmp.org.uk)