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.
Alexander Bertram
Forename(s):
Alexander
Surname:
Bertram
Initial(s):
A
Service Number:
23500
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Dorsetshire Regiment, 6th (Service) Battalion
Died:
27/07/1918
Aged:
21
Buried:
Pozières British Cemetery, Ovillers-la Boiselle
Service History:
Enlisted at Alnwick, Northumberland.
'Soldiers Died...' records Bertram as having died of wounds received but the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via Ancestry.co.uk) suggests he may have been killed in action.
Background:
Born at Alnwick, the son of Mrs. Mary A. Bertram, of Taylor Street, Seahouses, Northumberland.
Resident at Chathill, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Seahouses War Memorial