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12/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
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Pte. Charles Drew 12th/13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.31st Oct 1918) Charles Drew served with the 12th/13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was a Coal Hewer in civilian life.
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Pte. James Anthony Hayes TD. 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers James Hayes received the Mutt and Jeff medals, also received a King George V oval Territorial Decoration. He remained with the Territorials after the war and was later promoted to Corporal.
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L/Cpl. Thomas Henry Greene 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th Sep 1918) Thomas Greene is buried in the Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery in Northern France.
12 pounds 10 shillings and 10 pence was sent to his widow Mabel on the 3rd of December 1918 and she received 9 pounds and 10 shillings War Gratuity in 1919.
The 12/13th Northumberland Fusiliers War Diary show his Battalion on the 8th of September 1918-09-08 at 4am was moving to reinforce the Lincolnshire Regiments in the front line, it states there were 4 officers wounded but no details of other ranks.
In the Lincolnshire Regiment War Diary it gives more details about the heavy fighting that day and states 12th/13th Northumberland Fusiliers were ordered to maintain the spur in W23c at all costs.
Thomas's body was found at map ref. W23. which is between Heudicourt and Pezieres.
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Pte. James Alfred Emmott 12th/13th Batn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.27th Sep 1918) James Emmott was the son of Charles Emmott a famous rugby player who played for England and his County in the 1890's.
James was about 21 when he died. His brother Lawrence Emmott was also killed during the war on 1st of December 1917.
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