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.
Thomas Lowther
Forename(s):
Thomas
Surname:
Lowther
Initial(s):
T
Service Number:
23/540
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Northumberland Fusiliers, 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
Died:
01/07/1916
Aged:
42
Buried:
Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, Beaumont-Hamel
Service History:
Enlisted at Amble, Northumberland.
Died, France & Flanders.
'Soldiers Died...'; Forces War Records; & Ancestry.co.uk all record Lowther as having died rather than 'Killed in action', which is a little surprising given the date of death. In the UK, Army Registers Soldiers' Effects 1901-1929, Lowther is shown as 'Death presumed'.
Background:
Born at Egremont, Cumbria.
Husband of Magdalene Lowther, of 16, Long Row, Widdrington. They had nine children according to a note in the UK, Army Registers Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk). The register also shows charges amounting to £9-8s-10d (about £9.44) paid to Magdalene.
Local Memorial:
Widdrington, Memorial Cross in Holy Trinity Churchyard
(Source: newmp.org.uk)