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 Nairn
Forename(s):
Robert William
Surname:
Nairn
Initial(s):
R W
Service Number:
41702
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), 10th (Service) Battalion
Died:
28/04/1917
Aged:
21
Buried:
Etaples Military Cemetery
Service History:
Unknown
Background:
Son of Eleanor & the late Andrew Bain Nairn, late of Waren Mill, Belford, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Craster War Memorial, St. Peter the Fisherman Church
Embleton, Memorial Obelisk in Spitalford Cemetery
(Source: For Embleton, newmp.org.uk)