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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. 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 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 Group System Reopens 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   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   9th February 1916 Call Ups 9th Feb 1916 On the March   10th Feb 1916 Instruction   14th Feb 1916 Instruction   15th Feb 1916 Training   16th Feb 1916 Training   17th Feb 1916 Training   18th Feb 1916 Reliefs Complete   19th Feb 1916 Move   22nd Feb 1916 Reliefs   23rd Feb 1916 Working Parties and Training   24th Feb 1916 Working Parties and Training   25th Feb 1916 Working Parties and Training   26th Feb 1916 Reliefs   1st Mar 1916 Reliefs   2nd Mar 1916 In Billets   3rd Mar 1916 In Billets   4th Mar 1916 On the March   5th Mar 1916 Work in Camp   13th Mar 1916 Training   14th Mar 1916 Reliefs   18th Mar 1916 Reliefs   19th Mar 1916 Training   22nd Mar 1916 Reliefs   26th Mar 1916 Reliefs   27th Mar 1916 Training   28th Mar 1916 Training   29th Mar 1916 Stores   30th Mar 1916 Training   31st Mar 1916 Reliefs   4th Apr 1916 Reliefs   5th Apr 1916 Training   9th Apr 1916 Training   10th Apr 1916 Reliefs   11th Apr 1916 On the March   12th Apr 1916 On the March   13th Apr 1916 On the March   14th Apr 1916 On the March 15th Apr 1916 In Billets   30th Apr 1916 Training   1st May 1916 Training   3rd May 1916 Training   4th May 1916 On the Move   5th May 1916 On the March 6th May 1916 On the March 7th May 1916 In Billets 8th May 1916 Reliefs   9th May 1916 In Reserve   10th May 1916 Reliefs   11th May 1916 Holding the Line   15th May 1916 Reliefs   18th May 1916 In Reserve   19th May 1916 On the March 1st Jun1916 On the March 2nd Jun1916 In Billets 7th Jun1916 Working Parties 8th Jun1916 On the March   14th Jun1916 Working Parties   15th Jun1916 On the March 26th Jun 1916 Exercise 27th Jun 1916 On the March   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. research 28th Jun 1916 On the March 29th Jun 1916 On the March   30th Jun 1916 On the March   1st Jul 1916 34th Division in Action   1st Jul 1916 In Action   4th Jul 1916 Reliefs   5th Jul 1916 On the March   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   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   2nd Aug 1916 Reliefs   14th Aug 1916 Quiet   15th Aug 1916 Reliefs   16th Aug 1916 On the March 21st Aug 1916 Training 22nd Aug 1916 On the Move   23rd Aug 1916 Training   24th Aug 1916 Training   25th Aug 1916 Training   26th Aug 1916 On the Move   27th Aug 1916 On the Move 28th Aug 1916 On the March   29th Aug 1916 At Rest   30th Aug 1916 Reliefs   1st Sep 1916 Reliefs   2nd Sep 1916 In Support   3rd Sep 1916 Attack Made   4th Sep 1916 Holding the Line   4th Sep 1916 Trench Mortars   5th Sep 1916 Reliefs   6th Sep 1916 In Support   7th Sep 1916 Enemy Aircraft   8th Sep 1916 In the Line   9th Sep 1916 Attack Made   10th Sep 1916 Artillery Active   11th Sep 1916 In Reserve   12th Sep 1916 Reliefs   13th Sep 1916 On the March   14th Sep 1916 At Rest 15th Sep 1916 On the March   16th Sep 1916 Working Parties   17th Sep 1916 Orders 17th Sep 1916 Working Parties   18th Sep 1916 On the March   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   24th Sep 1916 Reliefs   25th Sep 1916 In the Trenches   26th Sep 1916 In the Trenches   27th Sep 1916 In the Trenches   28th Sep 1916 Reliefs   29th Sep 1916 In Support   30th Sep 1916 In Support   1st Oct 1916 In Reserve   3rd Oct 1916 In Reserve   4th Oct 1916 Reliefs   9th Oct 1916 Shelling   10th Oct 1916 Working Parties   12th Oct 1916 Trench Raid   12th Oct 1916 Orders Received   13th Oct 1916 Working Parties   15th Oct 1916 Working Parties   16th Oct 1916 Reliefs   17th Oct 1916 Holding the Line   20th Oct 1916 Holding the Line   22nd Oct 1916 Holding the Line   23rd Oct 1916 Reliefs   28th Oct 1916 Reliefs   29th Oct 1916 Holding the Line   31st Oct 1916 Holding the Line   1st Nov 1916 Holding the Line   3rd Nov 1916 Reliefs   4th Nov 1916 Working Parties   5th Nov 1916 Working Parties   6th Nov 1916 Working Parties   7th Nov 1916 Working Parties   8th Nov 1916 Working Parties   9th Nov 1916 Working Parties   10th Nov 1916 Working Parties   11th Nov 1916 Reliefs   12th Nov 1916 Holding the Line   13th Nov 1916 Holding the Line   14th Nov 1916 Holding the Line   15th Nov 1916 Reliefs   16th Nov 1916 Working Parties   17th Nov 1916 Working Parties   18th Nov 1916 Working Parties   19th Nov 1916 Working Parties   20th Nov 1916 Working Parties   21st Nov 1916 Reliefs   22nd Nov 1916 Holding the Line   23rd Nov 1916 Holding the Line   24th Nov 1916 Holding the Line   25th Nov 1916 Holding the Line   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   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   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   29th Nov 1916 At Rest   30th Nov 1916 In Billets   1st Dec 1916 Training   2nd Dec 1916 Training   3rd Dec 1916 Training   4th Dec 1916 Training   5th Dec 1916 Training   6th Dec 1916 Training   7th Dec 1916 Training   8th Dec 1916 Training   9th Dec 1916 Training   10th Dec 1916 Training   11th Dec 1916 Reliefs   12th Dec 1916 Working Parties   13th Dec 1916 Working Parties   14th Dec 1916 Working Parties   15th Dec 1916 Working Parties   16th Dec 1916 Working Parties   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   23rd of January 1918  Prisoner Captured   26th Feb 1918 27th Northumberlands disband  27th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers disband in France. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers ? There are:5500 items tagged 27th (4th Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 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) Ditchburn James. Pte. 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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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   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. Add to this record.   Pte. James Ditchburn 27th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers James Ditchburn was my great Grandad who died in 1961 despite being shot on the 16th of October 1916 at the Somme. He saw action with the 11th Northumberland Fusiliers at Albert but I am also aware he served with the 24th/27th Battalion. Angela Wren Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   Pte. Walter Hart 24th Btns. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.13th Oct 1917) Walter Hart served with the 24th and 27th Battalions, Northumberland Fusiliers Perry Snooks Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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. Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record.   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 Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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