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.
Robert William Jackson
Forename(s):
Robert William
Surname:
Jackson
Initial(s):
R W
Service Number:
G/47221
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), 4th Battalion
Died:
21/08/1918
Aged:
30
Buried:
Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Service History:
Enlisted at Latham Park, London.
Background:
Born in 1888, at Howick, Northumberland, the son of Thomas & Catherine Jackson. His father was a Carter.
The Estate papers show wages being paid to a Labourer Robert Jackson in 1912 & 1913, but during the war Jackson was living at Latham Park, London.
(Source: 'Howick's FWW Stories'; Avril & Arthur Meakin; 2015; p. 42; 11-18)
Local Memorial:
Howick, St. Michael & All Saints' Church
