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Pte. Joseph Scott
British Army 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:North Shields
(d.10th Aug 1915)
Joseph Scott was born in 1895 and was my grand uncle. He was the third oldest of 5 children and lived with his father, 3 brothers and 1 sister, his mother having left the family home to live with another man.
He worked as a stonecutter at Backworth pit and joined the Northumberland Fusiliers at the outbreak of war with his brother George.
He was reported missing in action on 10th August 1915 at the Dardanelles but his father was not notified of his death until February 1916. His name is displayed on the Helles Memorial in Turkey