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.

Richard Keay Hutchinson

Forename(s):
Richard Keay

Surname:
Hutchinson

Initial(s):
R K

Service Number:
290988

Rank:
Lance-Corporal

Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Battalion

Died:
26/09/1917

Aged:
26

Buried:
Tyne Cot Memorial (Tyne Cot Cemetery)

Service History:
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) includes an earlier Regimental Service #, 3480, presumably with the Northumberland Fusiliers.

Background:
Born at Alnwick, Northumberland.

The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 records Hutchinson's mother & sole legatee as Jeannie.

Local Memorial:
Alnwick War Memorial