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3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
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Those known to have served with3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. - Boocock James.
- Borland George McPherson. 2nd Lt. (d.14th Apr 1918)
- Daniels Bertie. Pte.
- Hall John. Fus. (d.24th June 1916)
- Harrison Tom Marriott. Capt. (d.3rd April 1917)
- Larsen John Louis. L/Sgt. (d.28th Oct 1915)
- Mawson James. Pte. (d.1st Jul 1918)
- Oliver Thomas. 2nd Lt.
- Shepherd Thomas Bell. Pte.
- Thompson Matthew Arnold. 2nd Lt. (d.21st Mar 1918)
- Vernon DCM. Frederick Lewis. Capt. (d.1st July 1916)
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Fus. John Hall 1/3rd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.24th June 1916) John Hall joined the Territorial Force in 1908 and served part time until enabled in 1914 discharged on 9th of June 1916 being unfit for service, and died on the 24th of June 1916.
There was confusion as to his age, he was born 1874 so 43, medical records state both 43 (which we think is correct) and indicate 63. Death due to rheumatism sub acute and senility.
Question did he serve in France? The long term held view family folklore is he never returned home probably ran away with a French lass, I have always doubted this, any info would be greatly received, it has taken 102 years to disprove this.
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Capt. Tom Marriott Harrison 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.3rd April 1917) Tom Harrison was born on 7th August 1876 in Redhill son of Thomas William and Eleanor Harrison of Redhill, Surrey, he was the husband of E. Ethel Harrison of 17, Holmbush Road, Putney, London. He was an Insurance Clerk before he enlisted with the 3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He rose through the ranks, promoted to temp. 2nd Lieutenant with 17th battalion on 20th of November 1914, finally promoted to Captain and attached to 13th Battalion. He died on 3rd April 1917 aged 40 years, Pas de Calais and is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery. "The Cross of Sacrifice" book by SD + DB Jarvis records the cause of his death as "dedacc". Unlike the majority of entries which clearly show killed in action or died of wounds, this suggests he was possibly killed as a result of an accident. This doesn't distract away from the fact he died serving his country.
He was a pupil of Bedford Modern School 1899-1902, commemorated on the School War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
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Pte. James Mawson 3rd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.1st Jul 1918) My Great Uncle James Mawson joined up in 1916 aged 18. We have no records other than his death certificate dated 1th of July 1918 showing that he committed suicide by drowning in the river Wansbeck near Ashington. He was in the 3rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Would love to know why. He is listed on all of the local war memorials.
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Capt. Frederick Lewis Vernon DCM. 26th (3rd Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.1st July 1916) Frederick Vernon was born in Monmouth, Wales in 1885, the son of David Hunter Vernon and Martha (nee, Morgan).
He joined the 26th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, the 3rd Tyneside Irish in January 1915 and was transferred to France in 1916.
He died on 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
He left five children, Edna, Dorothy, Marjorie, Frederick and Patricia.
Frederick never saw his sixth child, Sydney Morton Vernon who was born 24th December 1916.
Sydney went on to be awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal during World War Two.
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2nd Lt. Thomas Oliver 9th Battalion, B Company Northumberland Fusiliers Thomas Oliver joined as a private in the Medical Corp on the 25th September 1914 (aged 20). He was at Tidworth 29th September 1914, at Torquay on 1st of December 1915, Buford on 2nd of June 1916, Warminster on 21st of June 1916. He then went to France with the BEF and No 51 Field Ambulance RAMC and was later discharged on appointment to a commission.
Thomas was commissioned on 26th of September 1916 and appointed a temporary commission as 2nd Lieut posted to the 3rd (Training) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was posted to the BEF in France on 26th October 1916 and joined B Company, 9th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was wounded in the trenches to the east of Orange Hill, near Arras on 18th April 1917, being buried under German shell fire six times within an hour, with slight gas and shell shock. He was removed and evacuated to hospital in the UK. He was not discharged for over 12 months until 26th April 1918.
Thomas was reapointed on the 6th of May 1940 to serve as an officer with the RAOC until 15 March 1954 by which time he was aged 60. He passed away in Chester Le Street, County Durham in 1959.
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L/Sgt. John Louis Larsen 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.28th Oct 1915) John Larsen died aged 28 in Medway. He was the son of Sarah Larsen (nee Hennessy) and the late Hans Larsen and husband of Elizabeth Jane Larsen (nee Hogg) of 27 Duke Street Jarrow. He is buried in Jarrow Cemetery.
He first served in France on the 28th of April 1915.
He is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.
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2nd Lt. George McPherson Borland 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (d.14th Apr 1918) George McPherson Borland served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. (att. 9th Battalion)
Born Scotland, he served as a Baptist Minister in Jarrow. On the 1911 census George McPherson Borland age 28 Baptist Minister is with his wife Ada Mary (nee Maddison) at Middleton in Teesdale. He was the son of Agnes and the late James Borland, his widowed mother and family are at 5 Wylam Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census.
George died at the age of 35 on 14th April 1918 and is remembered on the
Ploegsteert Memorial.
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Pte. Bertie Daniels 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment My Grandfather, Bertie Daniels enlisted in the Army on 21st August 1905 and served with B Company the 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment. He landed in Rouen, France on 21st November 1914. He was shot in the head and was taken to 4C Field Ambulance on 23rd November 1914. He was admitted to 7 Stat Hospital Boulogne and on 3rd Dec 1914 taken back to England on the Carisbrook Castle. He was eventualy transferred to the Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Garrison Battalion. Bertie past away in 1946 in Frome, Somerset.
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Pte. Thomas Bell Shepherd 3rd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers My grandfather Thomas Bell Shepherd joined the 3rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers c 1915, transferring to the 1st Platoon of the Machine Gun Corps where he fought in the Battle of the Somme. At some point he was wounded by shrapnel and spent time recovering at Frodsham Auxiliary Military Hospital, Cheshire, where he met local girl Minnie May Duncalf. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps at the beginning of 1918. He ended the war as a 2nd Lieutenant in the RAF. On February 1st 1919, he married Minnie May, my grandmother, in Aberdeen. He was at that time posted at Longside Airship Station, near Peterhead, Scotland. By 28th February 1919 he was transferred to the unemployed list.
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