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27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers



   27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers was a Pals Battalion, raised at Newcastle in January 1915, by the Lord Mayor and City.After initial training near home, they joined 103rd Brigade, 34th Division at Ripon in June 1915 and after further training they moved to Salisbury Plain in late August for final training. They proceeded to France in January 1916, where the division concentrated at La Crosse, east of St Omer. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme, including the capture of Scots and Sausage Redoubts, The Battles of Bazentin Ridge and Pozieres Ridge. 103rd Brigade and the Divisional Pioneers also saw action in The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. In 1917 they fought in the The First and Second Battles of the Scarpe and the The Battle of Arleux during the Arras Offensive. In August they were involved in the fighting at Hargicourt and on the 10th they amalgamated with 27th Battalion to form the 24/27th Battalion.

Jan 1915 27th Battlaion Northumberland Fusiliers raised  27th (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish), Northumberland Fusiliers was raised in Newcastle, January 1915, by the Lord Mayor and City.

Jun 1915 27th Northumberlands join 34th Division  27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Northumberlands join 103rd Brigade, 34th Division.

Jan 1916 On the Move  27th Northumberland Fusiliers proceed to France with 103rd Brigade, 34th Division in January 1916.

8th Jan 1916 On the Move

9th Jan 1916 On the Move

10th Jan 1916 On the Move

11th Jan 1916 On the Move

12th Jan 1916 Locations

12th Jan 1916 On the Move

13th Jan 1916 In Billets

14th Jan 1916 Training

15th Jan 1916 On the Move  By the 15th of January 1916 all units of 34th Division had arrive in France and concentrated at La Crosse, east of St Omer.

15th Jan 1916 Training

16th Jan 1916 Organisation

16th Jan 1916 Training

17th Jan 1916 Training

18th Jan 1916 In Billets

19th Jan 1916 Training

20th Jan 1916 Inspection

21st Jan 1916 Orders

21st Jan 1916 Instruction  location map

21st Jan 1916 Training

22nd Jan 1916 Orders Issued

22nd Jan 1916 On the March

23rd Jan 1916 On the Move

23rd Jan 1916 In Reserve

24th Jan 1916 Inspection

25th Jan 1916 Training

26th Jan 1916 On Alert

26th Jan 1916 Training

27th Jan 1916 Emergeny Scheme

27th Jan 1916 Training

28th Jan 1916 Emergeny Scheme

28th Jan 1916 Training

29th Jan 1916 Training

30th Jan 1916 Training

31st Jan 1916 Training

7th Feb 1916 Training

8th Feb 1916 On the March  location map

9th Feb 1916 On the March  location map

10th Feb 1916 Instruction  location map

14th Feb 1916 Instruction  location map

15th Feb 1916 Training  location map

16th Feb 1916 Training  location map

17th Feb 1916 Training  location map

18th Feb 1916 Reliefs Complete  location map

19th Feb 1916 Move  location map

22nd Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

23rd Feb 1916 Working Parties and Training  location map

24th Feb 1916 Working Parties and Training  location map

25th Feb 1916 Working Parties and Training  location map

26th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

1st Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

2nd Mar 1916 In Billets  location map

3rd Mar 1916 In Billets  location map

4th Mar 1916 On the March  location map

5th Mar 1916 Work in Camp  location map

13th Mar 1916 Training  location map

14th Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

18th Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

19th Mar 1916 Training  location map

22nd Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

26th Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

27th Mar 1916 Training  location map

28th Mar 1916 Training  location map

29th Mar 1916 Stores  location map

30th Mar 1916 Training  location map

31st Mar 1916 Reliefs  location map

4th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

5th Apr 1916 Training  location map

9th Apr 1916 Training  location map

10th Apr 1916 Reliefs  location map

11th Apr 1916 On the March  location map

12th Apr 1916 On the March  location map

13th Apr 1916 On the March  location map

14th Apr 1916 On the March

15th Apr 1916 In Billets  location map

30th Apr 1916 Training  location map

1st May 1916 Training  location map

3rd May 1916 Training  location map

4th May 1916 On the Move  location map

5th May 1916 On the March

6th May 1916 On the March

7th May 1916 In Billets

8th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

9th May 1916 In Reserve  location map

10th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

11th May 1916 Holding the Line  location map

15th May 1916 Reliefs  location map

18th May 1916 In Reserve  location map

19th May 1916 On the March

1st Jun1916 On the March

2nd Jun1916 In Billets

7th Jun1916 Working Parties

8th Jun1916 On the March  location map

14th Jun1916 Working Parties  location map

15th Jun1916 On the March

26th Jun 1916 Exercise

27th Jun 1916 On the March  location map

28th June Letters Home  The raider did not get much rest for on the 27th and 28th the Battalions of 34th Division began to move forward. This in preparation for the opening of the attack. For the previous four days the British Artillery had been bombarding the German trenches. Every man in the Brigade was aware that the opening of the offensive was very close. Before setting off for the front line men wrote what could be their last letters home. However the date and time of attack was to be delayed by forty eight hours. Heavy summer rain had fallen on the 26th and 27th there was a great possibility of flooding. On the 28th June the decision was taken to postpone the attack. The Divisional and Brigade staff Officers had the job of halting and turning around those battalions on their way to the front line.

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28th Jun 1916 On the March

29th Jun 1916 On the March  location map

30th Jun 1916 On the March  location map

1st Jul 1916 34th Division in Action  location map

1st Jul 1916 In Action  location map

4th Jul 1916 Reliefs  location map

5th Jul 1916 On the March  location map

6th Jul 1916 On the March

7th Jul 1916 Training

10th Jul 1916 Training

13th Jul 1916 Training

14th Jul 1916 On the March

15th Jul 1916 On the March

16th Jul 1916 On the March

17th Jul 1916 Training

18th Jul 1916 Training

19th Jul 1916 On the March

20th Jul 1916 Training

21st Jul 1916 Training

22nd Jul 1916 Training

23rd Jul 1916 Training

24th Jul 1916 On the March

25th Jul 1916 Training

26th Jul 1916 Training

27th Jul 1916 On the March  location map

28th Jul 1916 On the March

29th Jul 1916 On the March

30th Jul 1916 On the March

31st Jul 1916 On the March

1st Aug 1916 In Billets  location map

2nd Aug 1916 Reliefs  location map

14th Aug 1916 Quiet  location map

15th Aug 1916 Reliefs  location map

16th Aug 1916 On the March

21st Aug 1916 Training

22nd Aug 1916 On the Move  location map

23rd Aug 1916 Training  location map

24th Aug 1916 Training  location map

25th Aug 1916 Training  location map

26th Aug 1916 On the Move  location map

27th Aug 1916 On the Move

28th Aug 1916 On the March  location map

29th Aug 1916 At Rest  location map

30th Aug 1916 Reliefs  location map

1st Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

2nd Sep 1916 In Support  location map

3rd Sep 1916 Attack Made  location map

4th Sep 1916 Holding the Line  location map

5th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

6th Sep 1916 In Support  location map

7th Sep 1916 Enemy Aircraft  location map

8th Sep 1916 In the Line  location map

9th Sep 1916 Attack Made  location map

10th Sep 1916 Artillery Active  location map

11th Sep 1916 In Reserve  location map

12th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

13th Sep 1916 On the March  location map

14th Sep 1916 At Rest

15th Sep 1916 On the March  location map

16th Sep 1916 Working Parties  location map

17th Sep 1916 Orders

17th Sep 1916 Working Parties  location map

18th Sep 1916 On the March  location map

19th Sep 1916 Orders

19th Sep 1916 In Billets

20th Sep 1916 On the Move

21st Sep 1916 At Rest

22nd Sep 1916 On the March

23rd Sep 1916 On the March  location map

24th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th Sep 1916 In the Trenches  location map

26th Sep 1916 In the Trenches  location map

27th Sep 1916 In the Trenches  location map

28th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Sep 1916 In Support  location map

30th Sep 1916 In Support  location map

1st Oct 1916 In Reserve  location map

3rd Oct 1916 In Reserve  location map

4th Oct 1916 Reliefs  location map

9th Oct 1916 Shelling  location map

10th Oct 1916 Working Parties  location map

12th Oct 1916 Trench Raid  location map

12th Oct 1916 Orders Received  location map

13th Oct 1916 Working Parties  location map

15th Oct 1916 Working Parties  location map

16th Oct 1916 Reliefs  location map

17th Oct 1916 Holding the Line  location map

20th Oct 1916 Holding the Line  location map

22nd Oct 1916 Holding the Line  location map

23rd Oct 1916 Reliefs  location map

28th Oct 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Oct 1916 Holding the Line  location map

31st Oct 1916 Holding the Line  location map

1st Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

3rd Nov 1916 Reliefs  location map

4th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

5th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

6th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

7th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

8th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

9th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

10th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

11th Nov 1916 Reliefs  location map

12th Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

13th Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

14th Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

15th Nov 1916 Reliefs  location map

16th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

17th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

18th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

19th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

20th Nov 1916 Working Parties  location map

21st Nov 1916 Reliefs  location map

22nd Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

23rd Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

24th Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

25th Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

26th November 1916 Advanced Party  33rd Battalion, AIF Advanced party as per Battalion special order no.1 proceeded to Right sector trenches at La Chapelle-d'Armentières to arrange to take over from 27th Northumberland Fusiliers.

War Diary of 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force, Bailleul



26th Nov 1916 Holding the Line  location map

27th November 1916 Instruction  2 sections per platoon of 33rd Battalion AIF relieved half of 27th Northumberland Fusiliers to learn trench routine.

War Diary of 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force, La Chapelle-d'Armentières



27th Nov 1916 Reliefs  location map

28th November 1916 Training  Remaining two sections per platoon of 33rd Battalion, AIF changed with other setions to learn trench routine with 27th Northumberland Fusiliers.

War Diary of 33rd Btn Australian Imperial Force, La Chapelle-d'Armentières



28th Nov 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Nov 1916 At Rest  location map

30th Nov 1916 In Billets  location map

1st Dec 1916 Training  location map

2nd Dec 1916 Training  location map

3rd Dec 1916 Training  location map

4th Dec 1916 Training  location map

5th Dec 1916 Training  location map

6th Dec 1916 Training  location map

7th Dec 1916 Training  location map

8th Dec 1916 Training  location map

9th Dec 1916 Training  location map

10th Dec 1916 Training  location map

11th Dec 1916 Reliefs  location map

12th Dec 1916 Working Parties  location map

13th Dec 1916 Working Parties  location map

14th Dec 1916 Working Parties  location map

15th Dec 1916 Working Parties  location map

16th Dec 1916 Working Parties  location map

17th Dec 1916 Reliefs

18th Dec 1916 Holding the Line

19th Dec 1916 Holding the Line

20th Dec 1916 Holding the Line

21st Dec 1916 Holding the Line

22nd Dec 1916 Holding the Line

23rd Dec 1916 Relief Completed

24th Dec 1916 In Billets

25th Dec 1916 In Billets

26th Dec 1916 Working Parties

27th Dec 1916 Training

28th Dec 1916 Working Parties

29th Dec 1916 Reliefs

30th Dec 1916 Working Parties

31st Dec 1916 Working Parties

10th Aug 1917 24th and 27th Northumberlands amalgamate  24th and 27th Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers are amalgamated to form the 24/27th Battalion.

3rd of January 1918  Several Casualties

7th of January 1918 Trench Mortars Active

11th of January 1918  Three Prisoners Taken

15th of January 1918 Trenches Very Bad

19th of January 1918 Warning of Divisional Relief  location map

23rd of January 1918  Prisoner Captured  location map

26th Feb 1918 27th Northumberlands disband  27th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers disband in France.

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Those known to have served with

27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Batchelor Charles Henry. Pte. (d.25th April 1917)
  • Bond MM and Bar Michael. CSM (d.29th March 1918)
  • Curran William. Sgt. (d.28th April 1917)
  • Dawson Edward. L/Cpl. (d.30th Apr 1917)
  • Fenwick Joseph. Pte. (d.28th Apr 1917)
  • Green William. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
  • Hanson Thomas William. Sgt.
  • Hardy Archibald. Pte. (d.20th Nov 1917)
  • Harrison Joseph. L/Cpl. (d.20th June 1916)
  • Hart Walter. Pte. (d.13th Oct 1917)
  • Haughey Michael. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
  • Hickman Joseph. Pte (d.29th March 1918)
  • Hinds John. Cpl. (d.28th Apr 1917)
  • Holmes Alexander. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
  • Kane William. Pte. (d.28th Apr 1917)
  • McConnell James. Pte (d.5th May 1915)
  • McDowell David. Pte. (d.4th July 1916)
  • Meehan John. Pte. (d.27th April 1917)
  • Milburn J. B.. Pte. (d.8th Nov 1917)
  • Murty Thomas. Pte. (d.9th April 1917)
  • Pogson Stafford. Pte. (d.2nd Jul 1917)
  • Pyke Thomas. Pte. (d.28th Apr 1917)
  • Saint Cuthbert. Pte. (d.7th Jan 1918)
  • Scollen John. Pte. (d.1st July 1916)
  • Stephenson Hudson. Pte. (d.9th Apr 1917)
  • Studley Norman Crabtree. Pte. (d.28th April 1917)
  • Sykes VC. Ernest. Pte.
  • Wetherell William. L/Cpl. (d.27th Aug 1917)
  • Whitworth Arthur George Richard. 2nd Lt (d.30th Mar 1918)
  • Wild DSO. William. CQMS.

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  Pte. Ernest Sykes VC. 27th Btn. (4th Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers

Ernest Sykes was born in 1885, in Mossley, Yorkshire and died, in 1949, at Lockwood, Yorkshire. He originally enrolled in the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment (West Riding), 8th Battalion, service number 13425. He served in the Balkans campaign of 1915 where he received a serious foot injury. After recovering from his injury, he was assigned to the 27th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Irish), service number 40989, and embarked for France.

In April 1917, his Battalion was involved in the Battle of Arras where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. The citation for the award is: - On 9 April (Easter Monday) 1917, near Arras, France, the battalion in attack was held up by intense fire from front and flank, and suffered heavy casualties. Private Sykes, despite this heavy fire, went forward and brought back four wounded. He then made a fifth journey and remained out under conditions which appeared to be certain death, until he had bandaged all those too badly injured to be moved.

There is a plaque, in his honour, at Mossley Railway Station.

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  Pte. Thomas Pyke 27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.28th Apr 1917)

Thomas Pyke served with the 27th Northumberland Fusiliers, his name is on the Arras Memorial. I think work may have taken him from Devon. He was my much loved grandmother's brother.

Anthony Smith






  Pte. Walter Hart 24th Btns. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.13th Oct 1917)

Walter Hart served with the 24th and 27th Battalions, Northumberland Fusiliers

Perry Snooks






  Pte. Michael Haughey 27th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.1st July 1916)

Mick Haughey joined up when over age, and he need not have gone to war. He was the English-born son of an Irishman from Tyrone and he worked at the Consett Iron Company. He was killed on the first day, but he was never found. Mick is remembered on memorials at Leadgate, Consett and at Thiepval in France. His widow died within six months, leaving three young boys and a girl who also died soon after. One of the orphaned boys, Jimmy, is my father, and I took him and my son to the Somme on my dad's 91st birthday to the battlefield where Mick Haughey's remains lie.

Michael Cooke






  Pte. Norman Crabtree Studley 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.28th April 1917)

Norman Studley was my maternal granddad who barely got to know his two young children, Peggy and Roy. Norman was the husband of Lily, my grandma. My mum Peggy died in 2013, just three weeks short of being 97. She was only around 13 months old when Norman died.

He was killed on 28th of April 1917 when his unit was involved in assaults as part of the Battle of Arras, France. His name is honoured on the Arras Memorial, Northern France, as well in his own county on Rolls of Honour at Saltaire Nab Wood, Saltaire Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and St Paul's Church, Shipley, West Yorkshire.

He was greatly mourned by many, and all those that knew him had good words to say about him. He was a pianist and organist and enjoyed many styles of music and entertaining at local chapel concerts in Shipley and Saltaire. Norman was known as a cheerful, positive, kindly and reliable man.

Catherine Parker






  Pte. Alexander Holmes 27th (Tyneside) Irish Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.1st July 1916)

My great uncle Alexander Holmes of Howick Street, Hendon, Sunderland, County Durham, husband of Annabel (nee Adams) was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Les Golding






  CQMS. William "Big Billy" Wild DSO. 26th Btn. Northumberland Fusillers

It was on the 10th Dec 1914 William Wild enlisted as a CQMS. Regt. No. 725 with the 26th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. The 1st-4th Tyneside Irish Battalions were Pals Battalions raised in Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City on 14 November (1st), 9 November (2nd), 23 November 1914 (3rd) and 5 January 1915 (4th). In March 1915 they moved to Woolsington they formed 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade, 34th Division in June 1915. They were taken over by the War Office on the 27 August 1915, moved to Salisbury Plain at the end of the month for further training before crossing over to France in January 1916.

During the attack on La Boiselle the battalion was under heavy machine gun fire all of the officers of his company were casualties, he took over command of what was left of the three platoons and led them on to complete their objective. He found the Battalion’s Adjutant, who was wounded, took over his papers and keeping in touch with the Battalion, returned to the wounded Adjutant and carried him to safety whilst under fire. On hearing that his brother Gawen had also been wounded, he searched for, found, and carried him under fire to safety. These brave acts resulted in the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

He was also wounded in action and on return to duty he was transferred to the 27th, 26th, Battalion’s and was commissioned in to the Argyle & Southern Highlanders where he served until his discharge in April 1919.







  Pte. John Meehan 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.27th April 1917)

John Meehan was my great uncle, the only son of Patrick and Eliza Meehan (nee Stanley) of Stanley Cottages, Westerhope. He was my grandmother's brother and before his war experience he was a miner at North Walbottle Colliery.

He was reported missing on 17th April 1917 and discharged dead (killed in action) on 27th April. I believe he is commemorated on the Memorial of the missing in the cemetery at Fauborg D'Amiens, so presume he was killed during the Arras offensive, but can't find any information on him, or any photographs.

Kate McGowan






  Pte. Archibald Hardy 24th (Tynside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.20th Nov 1917)

Private Archibald Hardy served with the 24th and 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers during WW1 and died on the 20th November 1917. He is buried in Wancourt British Cemetery, in France.

Mike Hardy






  Pte. J. B. Milburn 24th/27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th Nov 1917)

J. B. Milburn served with the Northumberland Fusiliers 24th/27th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 8th November 1917 and is buried in Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, France.

s flynn






  Pte James McConnell 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers (d.5th May 1915)

James McConnell served with the 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers. He was aged 27 when died on 5th May 1915. Born in Jarrow in 1887 he was the son of James and Elizabeth McConnell (nee Topping) and husband of Mary Ellen McConnell (nee Bucknall) of 57 Walter Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census James McConnell age 23 General Labourer in Shipyard is listed as living with his parents James and Elizabeth McConnell and family at 1 Hurworth Street, Jarrow.

James died in South Shields and is buried in Jarrow Cemetery.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. William Kane 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers (d.28th Apr 1917)

William Kane was serving with 27th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers when he died aged 22 on 28th April 1917. He had formerly served in the West Yorks Regiment, having enlisted in Jarrow. He was the son of John and Susan Kane of Jarrow, on the 1911 census he is recorded as William Kane age 16 Apprentice Rivetter in Shipyard is with his parents John and Susannah Kane and family at 10 Alfred Street, Jarrow .

William is remembered on the Arras Memorial and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (west face) Jarrow.

Vin Mullen






  L/Cpl. Joseph Harrison 27th Btn (Tyneside Irish) Northumberland Fusiliers (d.20th June 1916)

Joseph Harrison who died age 34 was born in Sunderland to Joseph and Elizabeth Harrison (nee Marshall) of 10 William Street Jarrow. He was the husband of Jane. Joseph Harrison age 29 Coppersmith in Foundry is with his wife Jane Harrison and family at 8 Australia Street, Sunderland on the 1911 census. He enlisted at Newcastle.

Joseph is buried in Albert Communal Cemetery. He was commemorated on the Triptych (left panel) in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (it is no longer a Church). His younger brother Abraham Harrison was also one of the fallen.

Vin Mullen






  Pte. Joseph Fenwick 27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.28th Apr 1917)

Joseph Fenwick, enlisted in Jarrow andserved with the 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and died age 23 on 28th April 1917. He is remembered at the Arras Memorial.

He was born and lived in Jarrow, son of George and the late Rose Fenwick (nee Myles)of Jarrow. In the 1911 Census the family is living at 37 Duke Street, Jarrow, with George Fenwick widower age 56 Ships Joiners labourer in Shipbuilding born High Walker, Joseph Fenwick son age 17 Newspaper seller for Newsagent born Jarrow, George Fenwick son age 14 Newspaper seller for Newsagent (at school) born Jarrow, Mary Ellen Fenwick daughter age 11 Newspaper seller for Newsagent (at school) born Jarrow and Rhoda Fenwick daughter age 8 at school born Jarrow.

Vin Mullen






  Sgt. Thomas William Hanson 4th Tyneside Irish 27th Northumberland Fusiliers

Im doing my friend's family tree and would appreciate additional information you may have on Thomas William Hanson born 1878 died 1955 Regards

Colin Adamson






  Pte. John Scollen 27th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.1st July 1916)

My grandfather, John Scollen, died on the first day of the Somme 1st July 1916, he has no known grave and is remembered at Thiepval. He did send a letter home dated 27th June 1916, this letter has been published in books. He left a wife and seven children behind, much like many others. Although I never met him I do feel a massive affinity to him. Rest in peace granddad for all of your family.

Brian Scollen






  L/Cpl. William Wetherell 27th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.27th Aug 1917)

William Wetherell was Killed in Action on the 27th of August 1917 in France. He is remembered in Bellicourt British Cemetery Ref 11.J.9. He left a Widow and Family.

Linda Brown






  Pte. David McDowell 27th (Tyneside Irish) Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers (d.4th July 1916)

David McDowell was my Great Grandad, after his death his wife was unable to cope and had to have some of her children fostered out, so no-one seems to have much information about his service record or death.

Dawn






  2nd Lt Arthur George Richard Whitworth 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers (d.30th Mar 1918)

Whitworth, Arthur, George, Richard. Second Lieutenant, Died of Wounds on 30th March 1918. Aged 20 years.

Buried in the Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme in grave III. A. 17.

Son of Julius Harry and Selina Elton Whitworth, of "Strathray," Birling Rd, Tunbridge Wells. Born at Fordham, Cambs. Educated at Persse School, Cambridge, and Downing College, Cambridge.

19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers records, show that 2nd Lt Whitworth joined the Battalion in France from 24/27th Btn N.F. CWGC records show him as 24th Btn N.F.(Tyneside Irish) He may have been attached.

From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.

Dave Willis






  Pte. Stafford Pogson 8th Btn. Green Howards (d.2nd Jul 1917)

Stafford Pogson enlisted in Huddersfield and served with the 29th Northumberland Fusiliers, he was transferred to the 8th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment and died of wounds on the 2nd of July 1917.

David Pogson






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