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 Hope
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Hope
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
28065
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Cavalry of the Line, 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars
Died:
27/01/1916
Aged:
20
Buried:
Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles
Service History:
Born, resident & enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
(N.B. 'Soldiers' Died...' & Ancestry.co.uk both record the date of death as 28 January 1916, as does the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, also available via Ancestry.co.uk.)
Background:
Son of Robert & Agnes Hope, of Dunstan Steads, Embleton, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Embleton, Memorial Cross in Spitalford Cemetery
(Source: newmp.org.uk)