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.
Walter Hughes
Forename(s):
Walter
Surname:
Hughes
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
1866
Rank:
Sergeant
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1/7th Battalion Territorial Force
(N.B. 'Soldiers DiedÂ…' records the battalion as Northumberland Fusiliers, 21st (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Scottish))
Died:
13/08/1916
Aged:
38
Buried:
Seaton Hirst (St. John's) Churchyard, Ashington, Northumberland
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Died, France & Flanders.
Served in the South African Campaign.
Background:
Born at Blyth, Northumberland.
Husband of Bessie Hughes, of 146 1/2, Hawthorn Road, Ashington, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Hirst, Ashington, CWGC grave with a private headstone in St. John's Churchyard
Hirst, Ashington, Memorial Plaque in the Northern Social Club
Ashington, Memorial Statue, Memorial Garden, Kenilworth Road
(Source: newmp.org.uk)