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 Edward Humble
Forename(s):
William Edward
Surname:
Humble
Initial(s):
W E
Service Number:
148845
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 50th Battalion
Died:
17/10/1918
Aged:
32
Buried:
Quiétiste Military Cemetery, Le Cateau
Service History:
Formerley 31804, South Staffordshire Regiment.
Background:
Born at Amble, Northumberland, the only son of William (a Coal Miner) & Margaret Humble.
Three sisters - Annie (married name Corbie); Jessie (married name Atkinson); & Jane (married name Smith).
The 1911 Census records Humble living at Marine Road, Amble with his mother - his sisters were married by then. His mother lived at Acklington in 1918.
Before the war Humble was a Coal Trimmer at Amble Staithes.
A War Gratuity of £22-5s-9d was bequeathed to Humble's mother & sisters.
(Source: 'Portraits of War...'; Edited & compiled by June Watson; Wildgoose Press; 2016; p. 127)
Local Memorial:
Amble War Memorial