War Memorials, - Elsewhere Alnwick (Northumberland)

The Alnwick War Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The Alnwick War Memorial stands at the junction of Denwick Lane and Bondgate Without (a very busy road junction). The Memorial consists of a column on top of which is a lamp. The column stands on a triangular base, on which stand the sculptures of a sailor and two soldiers. On the East face of the base is the dedication; on the West face is a plaque with the names of the dead from the Second World War; on the North Face is a plaque with the names of the dead from the First World War. One soldier who fell in the Korean War is commemorated on the East face.

189 names are commemorated on the plaque for the First World War. An image of this plaque suitable for transcription is shown below.

A comprehensive website with details of the memorial and transcribed names, with details of many of them, can be found on the website for the town of Amble in Northumberland.

Eight men of the Yorkshire Regiment are commemorated on this memorial, and their details are shown below.

Private William Bell, 33052. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 316 Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed 22 September 1916.
Born Chevington (Acklington, Northumberland), Enlisted Alnwick.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.

Private Archibald Cotterill, 33686. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 20/1699 Northumberland Fusiliers. Son of the late Thomas and Sarah Cotterill. Killed 9 October 1917. Aged 19.
Born Alnwick (Northumberland), Enlisted Alnwick.
Commemorated on Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private James Jackson. 25177. 10th Battalion the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), formerly 32813 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 21 September 1917.
Born Alnwick (Northumberland), Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, Resided Heaton (Northumberland).
Commemorated Panel 82 to 85 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private Andrew Jobson. 17469. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 September 1915.
Born Alnwick, Enlisted Alnwick.
Commemorated on Panel 44 and 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.

Lance Serjeant William McFadden. 3/8349. 6th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of John McFadden; husband of Roseline E. McFadden, of Pottergate Place, Alnwick, Northumberland. Killed 22 August 1915. Aged 35.
Born Greenock (Refrew), Enlisted Redcar, Resided Alnwick (Northumberland).
Commemorated on Panel 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.

Private Joseph O'Brien. 29162. 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 46391 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 September 1917.
Born Alnwick, Enlisted Newcastle-on-Tyne, Resided Alnwick.
Commemorated Panel 47 to 48 and 163A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private James Dickson Wallace. 204452. 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Elizabeth Margaret Wallace, of 19, Narrowgate St., Alnwick, Northumberland, and the late Robert Wallace. Killed 4 October 1917. Aged 29.
Born Alnwick, Enlisted Newcastle.
Commemorated on Panel 52 to 54 and 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.

Private Edward Bell Willcox. 33097. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 4315 Northumberland Fus. Son of Henry and Annie Willcox. Killed 4 September 1918. Aged 33.
Born Alnwick (Northumberland), Enlisted Alnwick.
Buried ST. SOUPLET BRITISH CEMETERY.
(Name spelt "Wilcox" in SDGW; not shown in GH Gazette database)

Dedication on the Alnwick War Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The Alnwick Memorial Commemoration Plaque for those who Fell in the Second World War. Select the above image for a larger sized version suitable for transcription which opens in a new window.	The Alnwick Memorial Commemoration Plaque for those who Fell in the First World War. Select the above image for a larger sized version suitable for transcription which opens in a new window.

Commemoration Plaques on the Alnwick War Memorial
(Photo : Edward Nicholl)

The figures on the base of the Alnwick War Memorial
(Photos : Edward Nicholl)

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