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15th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers    15th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers was a Kitchener Battalion, formed in Darlington in October 1914. On the 10th of April 1915 they became a Reserve battalion and in September 1916 they were absorbed into Training Reserve Battalions of the 1st Reserve Brigade. They remained in Britain throughout the conflict in a training role, providing reinforcements for service abroad. 16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 9th February 1916 Call Ups 11th of August 1916 In the Trenches If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 15th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers? There are:5236 items tagged 15th 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 15th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. McNally Arthur Patrick. Pte. Robb Alexander Leper. L/Sgt. (d.28th December 1916) Robertson Douglas Forbes. 2/Lt. (d.26th Sep 1916) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 15th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. Arthur Patrick McNally 1/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers Arthur Patrick McNally was born in April 1895 in Walker, Northumberland, to Elizabeth Brunton, age 34, and James McNally, age 36. In 1911 he was indentured as an Apprentice Engineer in the Marine Engineering Works of Swan Hunters on the Tyne. Arthur joined the 1/5th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers as a Farrier with his elder brother Joseph in 1914 aged 19. On the outbreak of war, the Battalion was based at his home in Walker, as part of the Northumberland Brigade, Northumbrian Division. He landed with the Division in France on 17th of April 1915 and was immediately deployed into the chaotic Battle of St Julien (Battle of Ypres) when his brother Joseph (also 1/5th) was wounded in action on 26th May during the same battle. Arthur was later wounded at Dickebusch in Belgium on 25th of Jan 1916, with 'gunshot wounds' to his head, hip and spine, he was taken to No 18 Field Hospital at Camiers in France for treatment and subsequent recuperation. He served with his regiment through the Battles of Ypres, Somme, second Arras, Passchendaele, St Quentin, Rosieres, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Aisne, Cambrai, Selle, and Sambre through to 11th of March 1919, when he was transferred to Army Z (Reserves) for demobilisation. He returned to his family in Walker and was later awarded the Victory Medal, British War Medal and the 14-15 Star for his service to his country in 1921. Arthur moved south and married Christina C Elder in July 1926 in Edmonton, Essex. Later remarrying Barbara L Freshwater in 1958 after the death of his first wife. He died in Enfield London and was later buried in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire on 8th May 1965 aged 70 outliving his elder brother Joseph by 25 years. Tom Vart Add to this record.   2/Lt. Douglas Forbes Robertson 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.26th Sep 1916) Douglas Forbes Robertson, Second Lieutenant, served in the 8th Battalion after initial spell in the 15th Reserve Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died of wounds age 26 on the 26th September 1916. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and is buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension. His medal card shows the award of the War and Victory Medals and that he died of wounds. Douglas was born in Jarrow 1890, son of Hugh Robertson of Westfield House, Jarrow and the late Sarah Ann Robertson nee Rowland. In the 1911 census the family is living at Westfield House with Hugh(66) a Theatre Proprietor and Sarah(55) married for 37 years. They had 11 children of whom 9 survived but only 3 are still living at home. Eliza Ann(35) and Rachel Hannah(27) with Douglas Forbes(20) a dental student. (All unmarried) There are also two domestic servants. Vin Mullen Add to this record. Recomended Reading. 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