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.
John Ainslie
Forename(s):
John
Surname:
Ainslie
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
69528
Rank:
Bombardier (Acting)
Regiment:
Royal Garrison Artillery, 128th Heavy Battery
Died:
26/06/1917
Aged:
30
Buried:
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension
Service History:
Enlisted at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
N.B. 'Soldiers DiedÂ…' records the date of death as 28 June.
Background:
Born at Scremerston, Northumberland, the son of Elizabeth & the late William Ainslie, of Cornhill-on-Tweed.
Husband of Catherine Burney (née Ainslie), of 5, Birch Terrace, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Kirknewton War Memorial