World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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John Johnston
Forename(s):
John
Surname:
Johnston
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
30744
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
East Lancashire Regiment, 2/5th Battalion Territorial Force
Died:
21/03/1918
Buried:
Pozières Memorial (Pozières British Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
Formerly 2105, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Unusually, the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) shows no relatives & an unused War Gratuity.
Background:
Born at Embleton, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Alnwick, Roll of Honour in St. Michael's Church, Canongate
(Source: newmp.org.uk)
(N.B. The ROH spells the surname ending with an 'e'.)