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.

John Robert Hogg

Forename(s):
John Robert

Surname:
Hogg

Initial(s):
J R

Service Number:
14757

Rank:
Private

Regiment:
East Yorkshire Regiment, 7th (Service) Battalion

Died:
16/02/1916

Buried:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper

Service History:
Enlisted at Durham, County Durham.

Although 'Soldiers Died...' records Hogg as killed in action the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Personal Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records the date & place of death as 'On or since 16.2.16. France. Death presumed'.

Background:
Born at Rothbury, Northumberland.

Resident at Sherburn, North Yorkshire.

Husband of Caroline.

Local Memorial:
Unknown