World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
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Robert Davidson Oubridge
Forename(s):
Robert Davidson
Surname:
Oubridge
Initial(s):
R D
Service Number:
43742
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), 1st Battalion
Died:
28/09/1918
Aged:
19
Buried:
Vis-en Artois Memorial (Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery)
Service History:
Formerly 23475, Hertfordshire Yeomanry.
The Royal Berkshire Regiment's 1st Battalion took part in the 'Breaking of the Hindenburg Line' (in preparation for the later 'Advance to Victory'), including the Battle of Canal du Nord where Oubridge was killed.
(Source: 'Felton War Memorial: The Men behind the names'; Eleanor George [formerly Hall]; 2009; p. 22)
Background:
Born in 1899, at Gateshead, County Durham, the second child of George William Oubridge (b. London; a Painter & Decorator), by his wife Margaret Oubridge (née Davidson; a native of Felton).
Oubridge & his elder brother, Thomas, were sent to live with their maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Davidson, at her dairy farm at Felton (now Felton Surgery), where they were educated at the village school.
(Source: 'Felton War Memorial: The Men behind the names'; Eleanor George [formerly Hall]; 2009; p. 22)
Local Memorial:
Felton War Memorial incorporating Acton, Eshott, Swarland & Thirston