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.
George Alexander Bertram
Forename(s):
George Alexander
Surname:
Bertram
Initial(s):
G A
Service Number:
127350
Rank:
Bombardier
Regiment:
Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery, 47th Battery, 41st Brigade
Died:
02/12/1917
Buried:
Cambrai Memorial (Louverval Military Cemetery)
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Background:
Resident at Lesbury, Northumberland.
The UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (available via www.Ancestry.co.uk) records the War Gratuity being paid to Bertram's father, also named Alexander.
Local Memorial:
Lesbury, Memorial Plaque at St. Mary's Church
(Source: newmp.org.uk)