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.
Joseph Nelson
Forename(s):
Joseph
Surname:
Nelson
Initial(s):
J
Service Number:
3129
(N.B. One Ancestry.co.uk record records the regimental service # as 827 but another, [the U.K., Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929] shows it as 3129, the same as the CWGC website.)
Rank:
Gunner
Regiment:
Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery, 5th Ammunition Column attached to 315th Brigade, 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division
Died:
16/10/1916
Aged:
23
Buried:
Puchevillers British Cemetery
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Died at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station, France, of wounds received.
Background:
Born at Bilton, Alnmouth, Northumberland.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects (available via Ancestry.co.uk) records Joseph's mother & sole legatee as Caroline (Nelson).
Local Memorial:
Unknown