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 McLaughlin
Forename(s):
Robert
Surname:
McLaughlin
Initial(s):
R
Service Number:
43440
Rank:
Corporal
(Acting)
Regiment:
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 21st (Service) Battalion (Wool Textile Pioneers)
Died:
23/07/1917
Aged:
25
Buried:
Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
(N.B. The Memorial has his unit as the Northumberland Fusiliers so it's likely he was transferred from them to the West Yorkshire Regiment)
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Formerly 28/602, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Killed in action in France in the Arras sector.
Background:
Born at Berwick-upon-Tweed, the son of Edward & Maria McLaughlin of 'Shining Pool', Market Place, Wooler. (N.B. It's highly likely that Wooler will have been recorded as Berwick-upon-Tweed in Army records)
McLaughlin's mother, Maria, was his sole legatee, per the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effect, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk).
Local Memorial:
Wooler War Memorial