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.
Frank Howe
Forename(s):
Frank
Surname:
Howe
Initial(s):
F
Service Number:
10961
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Battalion
Died:
04/10/1917
Aged:
22
Buried:
Tyne Cot Memorial (Tyne Cot Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
Background:
Born at Dumfries, Scotland, resident of Berwick.
Son of the late Joseph Swann Howe & Frances Catherine Howe. Frances died before 1901, possibly in India.
Joseph Swann Howe was a retired Captain of the KOSB Regiment, who died in 1911, aged 64.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial