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28th Division    28th Division was one of three Divisions formed as regular units from the further garrisons of Empire arrived back in England, many having waited until a Territorial unit had gone out to replace them. The 28th Division was formed at Hursley, Pitt Hill and Magdalen Hill Camps near Winchester in December 1914 - January 1915 and was rushed as a much-needed reinforcement to France. Shortage of some types of units were filled by Territorial units taken from other Divisions. The units of the Division embarked at Southampton and landed at Le Havre on 16-19 January 1915 and then moved to concentrate in the area between Bailleul and Hazebrouck. The Division subsequently took part in these actions: 1915 The Second Battle of Ypres The Battle of Loos The Division was ordered on 19 October 1915 to to prepare to sail. The first units left Marseilles for Alexandria (Egypt) five days later and all units (except XXXI and CXLVI Brigades RFA) were there by 22 November. The Division was then ordered on to Salonika and completed its disembarkation on 4 January 1916. 1916 The occupation of Mazirko The capture of Barakli Jum'a 1917 The capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum'a) The capture of Barakli and Kumli 1918 The Division lost a number of units in mid 1918 which were transferred to France The Battle of Doiran The pursuit to the Strumica valley Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased on 30 September, with the Division by then in the area of Trnovo. The Division was ordered in early November to move to Gallipoli to occupy the Dardanelles Forts. On 14 November 85th Brigade arrived at Constantinople and Divisional HQ was established at Chanak Order of Battle of the 28th Division 83rd Infantry Brigade 83rd Brigade was temporarily under the command of 5th Division between 3 March and 7 April 1915, when it was replaced in 28th Division by 15th Brigade from that Division. 2nd Btn, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Btn, East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Btn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry left June 1918 1st Btn, York & Lancaster Regiment 1/5th Btn, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) joined March 1915, left October 1915 1/3rd Btn, Monmouthshire Regiment joined March 1915, left September 1915. Absent May to August 1915 having amalgamated with its sister 1/1st and 1/2nd Btns following serious casualties at Ypres 83rd Machine Gun Company formed 21 May 1916 83rd Trench Mortar Battery formed 12 September 1916, original title No 4 TMB 83rd SAA Section Ammunition Column formed May 1916 84th Infantry Brigade This Brigade was temporarily under the command of 5th Division between 23 February and 7 April 1915, when it was replaced in 28th Division by 13th Brigade from that Division. 2nd Btn, Northumberland Fusiliers left June 1918 1st Btn, Suffolk Regiment 2nd Btn, Cheshire Regiment 1st Btn, Welsh Regiment 1/6th Btn, Welsh Regiment joined July 1915, left October 1915 1/1st Btn, Monmouthshire Regiment joined February 1915, left September 1915 1/12th Btn, the London Regiment joined February 1915, left May 1915 84th Machine Gun Company formed 18 May 1916 84th SAA Section Ammunition Column joined May 1916 84th Trench Mortar Battery joined 7 November 1916 85th Infantry Brigade Brigade transferred temporarily to 3rd Division between 19 February 1915 and 6 April 1915. It was replaced by the 9th Brigade from that Division. 2nd Btn, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Btn, Royal Fusiliers left July 1918 2nd Btn, East Surrey Regiment 3rd Btn, Middlesex Regiment left November 1916 1/8th Btn, Middlesex Regiment joined March 1915, left June 1915 85th Machine Gun Company formed 18 May 1916 85th Trench Mortar Battery formed September 1916, original title No 5 TMB 85th SAA Section Ammunition Column joined May 1916 Composite Infantry Brigade Following serious casualties at Ypres in April 1915 a Composite Brigade was formed, composed of the 2nd Buffs, 2nd Cheshire Regiment, 1st Welsh Regiment and 1st Btn York & Lancaster Regiment. It was dissolved on 19 May 1915 and the formation assumed its normal configuration. 228th Infantry Brigade This Brigade was formed on 26 February 1917 as Army Troops, although it was always associated with this Division. It came under the command of the Greek Crete Division from 30 September 1918 and was broken up on 4 October 1918. 2nd (Garrison) Btn, King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2/5th Btn, Durham Light Infantry 1st Garrison Btn, Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Garrison Btn, Royal Irish Fusiliers left August 1917 22nd Btn, Rifle Brigade joined November 1916 277th Machine Gun Company formed 11 September 1917, originally as 228th Company 228th Trench Mortar Battery formed 18 September 1917 228th Signal Section RE formed 15 March 1917 143rd Field Ambulance RAMC formed 19 March 1917 Divisional Troops - under direct command of Divisional HQ 23rd Btn, Welsh Regiment joined as Divisional Pioneer Battalion in August 1916 28th Divisional Train 120, 21, 122 and 123 Companies ASC joined from 13th Division in November 1915 17th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC 819th Divisional Employment Company formed 14 September 1917 28th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop joined February 1915 but remained in France when Division moved to Salonika Divisional Mounted Troops - under direct command of Divisional HQ B Sqn, Surrey Yeomanry left 27 December 1916 28th Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps left 8 December 1916 Divisional Artillery III Brigade, RFA XXXI Brigade, RFA CXLVI Brigade, RFA left August 1917 VIII (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA attached from 5th Division between 21 February and 23 June 1915 28th Divisional Ammunition Column RFA Division also retained the Brigade Ammunition Columns 71 and 121 Heavy Batteries, RGA joined 18 January 1915, left 6 April 1915 61st Howitzer Battery, RFA attached between 21 February 1915 and June 1915 CXXX (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA joined September 1915 13 Heavy Battery, RGA raised for 13th Division, the Battery was ordered to France on 30 May 1915 as part of XVII Heavy Brigade. On 23 October 1915, it joined 28th Division and moved to Salonika. On 26 February, left Division and joined XXXVII Heavy Brigade 7th Mountain Battery, RGA attached between 30 December 1915 and 18 June 1916 IV Highland Mountain Brigade, RGA joined December 1916, left 10 September 1918 LIV Brigade, RFA joined August 1917 III Mountain Brigade, RGA joined 16 September 1918 Royal Engineers 1st (North Midland) Field Company left April 1915 1st (Northumbrian) Field Company left June 1915 3rd (London) Field Company left April 1915 38th Field Company joined April 1915 17th Field Company joined June 1915 2/1st (North Midland) Field Company joined 19 June 1915, left 10 July 1915 2/1st (Northumbrian) Field Company joined July 1915, later renamed 449th Field Coy 1/7th (Hampshire) Field Company joined October 1915, later renamed 506th Field Coy Home Counties Divisional Signals Company Royal Army Medical Corps 84th (2nd London) Field Ambulance 85th (3rd London) Field Ambulance 86th (2nd Northumbrian) Field Ambulance 15th (London) Sanitary Section 22nd Dec 1914 2nd Northumberlands return from India  When war broke out, the 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers were in Sabathu in India. They returned to England on the 22nd of December 1914 to join 84th Brigade, 28th Division. 18th Jan 1915 2nd Northumberlands proceed to France  2nd Northumberland Fusiliers land at Le Havre with 28th Division on the 18th of January 1915. 31st of January 1915 Trench Improvements Reported   1st Feb 1915 On the Move   1st Feb 1915 Attack Made 2nd Feb 1915 Registration   2nd Feb 1915 Spy Caught 3rd Feb 1915 Shelling   3rd Feb 1915 Prisoner Taken 4th Feb 1915 Attack Made   4th Feb 1915 Quiet 5th Feb 1915 Communication Issues   6th Feb 1915 Targets Selected   6th Feb 1915 Quiet 7th Feb 1915 Conference 9th Feb 1915 Reorganisation   10th Feb 1915 Rounds Fired   10th Feb 1915 Quiet 11th Feb 1915 Officers   11th Feb 1915    12th Feb 1915 Officers   13th Feb 1915 Artillery Support   14th Feb 1915 Attack Expected   15th Feb 1915    16th Feb 1915 Barrage   17th Feb 1915 Relief Delayed 17th Feb 1915 Attack Made   17th Feb 1915 Relief   18th Feb 1915 Reorganisation 18th Feb 1915 Reliefs   18th Feb 1915 Officers   18th of February 1915 Grenades Cause Confusion   19th Feb 1915 Reorganisation 19th Feb 1915 Shelling   19th of February 1915 Three Airships?   20th Feb 1915 Enemy Attack   20th of February 1915 A Violent Explosion   21st Feb 1915 Misty Day   21st Feb 1915 Officers   22nd Feb 1915 Thick Mist   23rd Feb 1915 Infantry Make Attack   23rd of February 1915  24th Feb 1915 Artillery Support   25th Feb 1915 New Positions   26th Feb 1915 Reliefs   27th Feb 1915 Conference   28th Feb 1915 Shelling   28th of February 1915  Artillery Reorganised   2nd March 1915 Reliefs 3rd Mar 1915 On the March   3rd of March 1915 Enemy Fire Silenced   3rd March 1915 On the March   6th Mar 1915 Instruction 6th of March 1915  No Hostile Patrols    12th Mar 1915 Reliefs 17th Mar 1915 Relief Complete 17th of March 1915 Retaliation   20th of March 1915     22nd of March 1915 Quiet Night 30th of March 1915  Hostile MG Damaged?    31st of March 1915     31st of March 1915 Orders Issued   1st of April 1915 Situation Normal   1st of April 1915 Orders   2nd of April 1915 Quiet Day   7th of April 1915 Mostly Quiet    13th of April 1915 Report   20th of April 1915 Quiet   22nd of April 1915 Fairly Quiet Day   22nd Apr 1915 Gas   23rd Apr 1915 Artillery in Action 24th Apr 1915 Artillery in Action 25th of April 1915 Reliefs 28th of April 1915 GOC Visit 28th of April 1915 Messages 28th of April 1915  Quiet Day and Night   29th of April 1915 New commander of Northumbrians 1st May 1915 Working Parties 1st of May 1915 Gas Casualties   2nd of May 1915 DLI to Poperinghe 2nd May 1915 Message 5th of May 1915 Artillery Support 8th May 1915 At Rest 8th of May 1915  Heavy Shelling   9th of May 1915  Staying Put 13th of May 1915 Northumbrians going forward 18th of May 1915 Appreciation 18th of May 1915 Letter 19th of May 1915 Artillery movements 20th of May 1915 Movement orders 22nd of May 1915 Reliefs   24th of May 1915 Foreward movement   24th of May 1915 Enemy breakthrough   25th of May 1915 A Fine Day   27th of May 1915 Artillery relief 30th May 1915 Reorganisation   31st of May 1915  31st of May 1915 "Careful Watch" Kept   1st of June 1915 Letter of Appreciation 12th of June 1915    14th of June 1915  Lots of Rockets 17th of June 1915  17th of June 1915  18th of June 1915 Appreciation of R.E. 18th of June 1915 A Failed Test 19th of June 1915  Tunnel Breached 21st of June 1915 Situation Normal   22nd of June 1915 28th Div take over positions 24th of June 1915    26th Jun 1915 Reliefs 4th July 1915    7th of July 1915  7th of July 1915  11th of July 1915  11th of July 1915  12th of July 1915  13th of July 1915  13th of July 1915  13th of July 1915  Enemy Active on Canal   14th of July 1915  14th of July 1915    15th Jul 1915 Leave Begins 15th of July 1915  15th of July 1915  15th of July 1915    16th of July 1915  16th of July 1915  16th of July 1915    17th of July  17th of July 1915  8th Aug 1915 Training 11th Aug 1915 Reorganisation 21st Aug 1915 Reliefs 23rd Aug 1915 Orders Received 3rd September 1915 Reorganisation 23rd September 1915 Order 2nd Oct 1915 Enemy Attacks 3rd Oct 1915 Attacks 13th Oct 1915 Musketry 15th Oct 1915 Musketry 18th Oct 1915 28th Division to proceed to Egypt  28th Division are ordered to leave France for Salonkia, they are to sail from Marseilles to Alexandria, Egypt. 23rd of October 1915 French Take Over Front 28th Oct 1915 On the Move 30th Oct 1915 On the Move 3rd Nov 1915 Training 6th Nov 1915 Training 11th Nov 1915 Training 2nd Dec 1915 Fatigues 5th Dec 1915 Baths 8th Dec 1915 Practice Attack 15th Dec 1915 On the Move 16th Dec 1915 Trench Work 21st Dec 1915 Trench Work 21st Dec 1915 Trench Work 22nd Dec 1915 Trench Work 22nd Dec 1915 Trench Work 23rd Dec 1915 Trench Work 25th Dec 1915 Christmas Dinner 2nd Jan 1916 Sports 4th Jan 1916 Disembarkation  28th Division completes disembarkation in Salonkia 13th Jan 1916 Reinforcements 1st Feb 1916 Trench Work 17th Feb 1916 Celebrations 1st Mar 1916 Training 8th Mar 1916 Artillery Registration 16th Mar 1916 Route March 20th Mar 1916 Exercise 5th May 1916 Attack 17th Jul 1916 Fatigues 5th Oct 1916 Attack 11th Oct 1916 Award 4th Nov 1916 Defences 16th Nov 1916 Attack Made 16th Nov 1916 Attack Made 28th Nov 1916 Reinforcements 28th Nov 1916 Night Relief 15th Dec 1916 Exchange of Fire 16th Dec 1916 Training 1st Mar 1917 Reorganisation 25th Mar 1917 Air Raid 26th Mar 1917 Relief Completed 13th May 1917 Bombardment 15th May 1917 Attack Made 16th May 1917 Counter Attack 21st May 1917 Working Party 18th Aug 1917 Inferno 24th Dec 1917 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1918 Course 5th Feb 1918 Course Ends 13th Feb 1918 Personnel 21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation 3rd of June 1918  2nd of October 1918 Orders   3rd of October 1918  If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 28th Division? There are:194 items tagged 28th Division 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 28th Division during the Great War 1914-1918. Day Alfred John. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.10th Feb 1915) Fenton John. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.24th May 1915) Fowler Walter Ernest. 330th Coy Hill Frederick. Pte. 85th Field Ambulance House Percy James. Pte. 23rd Btn. Jacques William. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.8th May 1914) Knight Cyril E.. 2nd London Field Ambulance (d.4th April 1915) Melville James. Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.8th May 1915) Mumford Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.8th May 1915) Savill William Robert John. L/Bdr. 3rd Bde. 18th Bty. (d.21st Jun 1918) Smart William Henry. Pte. 11th Battalion Spurling Frederick Ernest. Pte. 1st Btn. Story Arthur. Sgt. 2nd Btn. (d.17th Feb 1915) Watt Stephen Adamson. Fus. 2nd Btn. (d.26th May 1915) Woodhouse William. Dvr. 367 Bty. (d.28th April 1915) Wright Joseph. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.21st Feb 1915) Wright Thomas. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.8th May 1915) 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 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. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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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. 1205880 Pte. William Jacques 2nd Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment (d.8th May 1914) In memory of Pte 15004 William Jacques, 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment. Brother of Mr C Jacques, 2 St Oswald Terrace, Shiney Row, Houghton le Spring, County Durham. Killed in action on 8th May 1915 at Frezenberg, Ypres. Remembered upon the Menin Gate, Memorial to the missing, Ypres, Belgium. Also upon the Shiney Row War Memorial, Houghton le Spring, County Durham. Dave Gargett Add to this record. 1205770 L/Bdr. William Robert John Savill 3rd Bde. 18th Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.21st Jun 1918) William Savill served with 18th Battery, 3rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during WW1. He died aged 22 on 21st June 1918, believed to have drowned with horses and is buried at Struma Military Cemetery, Salonika. William was the eldest son of William and Sarah Savill of Woodford Green. Edith Morley Add to this record. 262582 Pte. Frederick Hill 85th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Frederick Hill embarked for France on SS Kingstonian, going from Southampton to Le Havre. He served at the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Loos. On 19th of October 1915, he sailed from Marseilles for Alexandria in Egypt, then to Salonika on 4th of January 1916. Later in 1916, he was in action during the occupation of Mazirko and the capture of Barakli Jum'a. In 1917, he participated in the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Baraki Jun'a) and then the capture of Baraki and Kumli. Later, he was in action at the Battle of Doiran and the pursuit to the Sturmica Valley. When hostilities with Bulgaria ceased at the end of September 1918, the 28th Division was in the area of Trnovo. On 7/8th of November 1918, his unit moved to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Fort. After several bouts of malaria, he embarked for the UK in March 1919 and was discharged on 27 April 1919. Add to this record. 261012 Cyril E. Knight 2nd London Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (d.4th April 1915) Cyril Knight served with the 2nd London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps 84th Field Ambulance, 28th Division, B. E. F. April 7th, 1915. Dear Mrs. Knight, My deepest sympathy goes out to you on the loss of your son C.E. Knight, and to this I honestly add my regret at the loss of such an excellent hard-working man from my Section. I was his Section officer, and as such venture to offer you my sympathy and that of the whole unit. If anything can lessen your grief, the knowledge that he gave his life in an endeavour to assist his comrades who were wounded and needing help may do so. On Sunday night at 20 to 10 the Germans began shelling the town in which we have been living and working for the last two months, and though we lived in a hospital two shells struck us. Your son had left the room just before the first shell struck it, and was outside; but, on hearing the first shell strike and hearing cries of distress, he rushed up the staircase to be of assistance, and the second shell struck him, killing him instantly and also the comrade (named Boyes) whom he was assisting. I need hardly say that all his comrades and all the Field Ambulance honour him for his bravery, and regret his loss more than words can express. Personally I am proud to have been his Section officer, and can only say that he did all and everything connected with his work that any man could do, and did it well. Moreover, he was very much loved as a comrade. I tender my fellow officers and all his comrades sympathy to you. Yours faithfully, Reginald E. Bickerton, Capt. R.A.M.C. Add to this record. 249397 Pte. William Henry Smart 11th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment My grandfather William Smart is a World One soldier from Hull. He fought in the lesser known campaigns of the War. The Macedonian Campaign in Greece 1916-1917 and in the North Russian Intervention in 1918-1919 before being finally demobbed in September 1919 nearly a year after the Western Front Armistice. This is his story. The story is cobbled together from desk research, online records and my mother’s memories William Henry Smart was born 1895 in Hull. At the start of the hostilities in 1914 William was working as a groom and joined up in May 1915, just before his 20th birthday, joining the East Riding Yeomanry. His training took place on the Beverley Westwood and he was transferred into the 2nd Battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment becoming a lance corporal in August 1916. The 2nd battalion of the East Yorkshire Regiment was in India at the start of the war but returned to serve with gallantry in France at the Battles of Loos and Ypres in 1915 as part of the 28th Division. At the end of 1915 it was shipped, firstly to Alexandria in Egypt and then to Salonika, Greece at the start of 1916. My grandfather set sail from Davenport in September 1916 and arrived in Salonika in October where he was almost immediately transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. The Regiment took part in the Macedonian Campaign. After preparing the port of Salonika for defence, the troops moved up country to Lake Dorian and The Struma Valley. Whilst the lines were steady and little fighting took place, the conditions, however, were terrible. Boiling hot in the summer and freezing in the winter. Malaria proved to be a serious drain on manpower during the campaign. In total the British forces suffered 162,517 cases of the disease and in total 505,024 non-battle casualties. William Smart was one of these statistics and he was hospitalised firstly with malaria and then a serious ear infection and anemia. He was finally invalided, to be sent, home in late November 1917. He set sail from Itea in Southern Greece, arriving in England in March 1918. Although he stated on his record he was past fit to service in France or Italy. He made it back to Hull and in on 12th of September 1918 he married my grandmother Catherine Witty. If he thought his war was over he had to think again! In July he was posted to the 13th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment and transferred once more into the 11th Battalion East Sussex in September 1918 for one more final adventure. On 18th of September 1918, as part of the 236th Brigade, he set sail from Leith to Murmansk, for Northern Russian Expedition. This was part of the Allied Intervention in Russia after the October Revolution. The intervention brought about the involvement of nearly 30,000 Allied troops in the Russian Civil War on the side of the White movement. While the movement was ultimately defeated, the Allied forces fought notable ending defensive actions against the Bolsheviks in the battles of Bolshie Ozerki, allowing them to withdraw from Russia in good order. The campaign actually lasted from 1918, during the final months of World War I, to 1920. My grandfather survived the campaign returning on the SS Toloa, landing back in the UK on 26th August and was finally demobbed on on 4th September 1919. He lived until 1974, having two sons, one of whom, Roy Smart, served in WW2 and is also a D-Day veteran and twin daughters, Margaret and Patricia, who is my mum. Jonathan Leafe Add to this record. 236422 Walter Ernest Fowler 330th Coy Army Service Corps Whilst taking munitions and food to the front line, there was a troop marching forwards. In-coming shellfire developed and the troop dived into the roadside ditches. The officer ordered Walter Fowler to do the same. He replied "If I leave these horses alone I will be deserting my post and they will shoot me." He therefore stood in position as the shells came down to tend to his horses. Lloyd Holman Add to this record. 220673 Sgt. Arthur Story 2nd Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment. (d.17th Feb 1915) Arthur Story served with the 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 17th February 1915. He is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Keith Murrell Add to this record. 220600 Pte. Alfred John Day 3rd Btn. Middlesex Regiment (d.10th Feb 1915) Alfred Day had been serving in India for 3 years and 347 days when he came back to England on the 19th Nov 1914. After a Christmas in England he went with the British Expeditionary Force on the 18th Jan 1915 to France and was killed in action just 23 days later on the 10th Feb 1915 at France and Flanders. He was serving in 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. He is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial. He was the son of James and Rebecca Harriett Day, of 46A, Telford Rd., West Hendon, London. Doris Day Add to this record. 220508 Pte. Frederick Ernest Spurling 1st Btn. Suffolk Regiment Frederick Spurling served with the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment during WW1. Richard Keeble Add to this record. 216591 Pte. Percy James House 23rd Btn. Welch Regiment My grandfather Percy House joined the Welsh Regiment on the 7th of February 1916. A baker by trade, he served in the Catering Corps. 23rd Battalion was formed in Porthcawl. On 13th of July 1916 he left Devonport for Salonika arriving on 24 Sept. His battalion was posted to 28 Division as a Pioneer Battalion and saw action north of Lake Doiran, Macedonia. They occupied Mazirko, captured Barakli, Kumli and enemy trenches. In 1918 they took part in the Battle of Doiran and the Stranza Valley and then moved to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Forts. He was the only one of three bothers to volunteer for service and because of his trade served in the Officer's Mess. These details were in an old Dictionary which has been found this year G.D. Cubbin Add to this record. 216430 Cpl. James Melville 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th May 1915) James Melville enlisted in Stratford, Essex and served with the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.He died age 30 on the 8th May 1915 and is remembered at Jarrow Library also on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. James was born in East Jarrow 1884(?). Am unable to find family with brothers in Jarrow. Nearest fit is family in Wallsend with mother Mary(35) born in Kenton Dumbartonshire, (husband not on form must be away that day), James(14) born in Kenton, Dumbartonshire, an office boy, Albert(10) born in Byker, David (5) born in Wallsend and Janet (1) born in Wallsend. His younger brother Albert was also one of the fallen. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216355 Pte. Joseph Mumford 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th May 1915) Joseph Mumford enlisted in Wallsend and served with the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. he died age 30 on the 8th May 1915 and is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church and on the Ypres(Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 star, War and Victory Medals. Joseph was born in Jarrow 1884, son of Joseph and Ann Mumford nee Burbridge of Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family was living at 11 Hibernian Road with Joseph(63)born in Deptford, London a ships rivetter supervisor and Ann(60) his wife of 36 years, born in Bridport, Dorset. They had 5 children with 3 surviving. Joseph(27) single is the only one living here and is a ship plate rivetter. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216190 Dvr. William Woodhouse 367 Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.28th April 1915) William Woodhouse enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 367th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He died age 20 on the 28th April 1915 and is remembered at Jarrow Library and Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 5 and 9. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. William was born in Jarrow 1895, son of the late William Woodhouse and Isabella Woodhouse nee Duffield of Craft Cottage, Kelling, Holt, Norfolk. In the 1911 census William(17)single, a labourer is living at that address with his grandfather Edward Thomas Duffield(62) a gamekeeper and his grandmother Elizabeth (72) Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216174 Pte. Joseph Wright 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.21st Feb 1915) Joseph Wright, Private 3416, enlisted Newcastle upon Tyne and served in the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died on the 21st of February 1915 and is remembered at Jarrow Library and Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. Joseph was born in Jarrow 1893, son of David and Catherine Wright of 1 Tower Street, Newcastle. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216161 Pte. Thomas Wright 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.8th May 1915) Thomas Wright enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne and served in the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died on the 8th May 1915 and is remembered at Jarrow Library and Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory medals. Thomas was born in Jarrow 1872. His mothers name was Barbara and she was 54 in the 1891 census. The 1901 census shows the remainder of the family living at 25 Nansen Street Jarrow with his sister Sarah(27) as housekeeper, brothers George(40) a tailor, Thomas(29) and Benjamin(24) are boilermakers. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 216122 Fus. Stephen Adamson Watt 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.26th May 1915) Stephen Adamson Watt, Fusilier 21056, enlisted at Jarrow and served in the 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died age 30 on the 26th May 1915 and is remembered at St. Paul's Church and on the Ypres(Menin Gate)Memorial. His medal card records him as presumed dead and the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. Stephen was born in Monkswearmouth 1885, son of ------ and Sarah Watt. He was married to Caroline Watt nee Turner. In the 1911 census Stephen(26) a labourer in the shipyard, is living at 22 Ferry Street Back Jarrow with his wife of one year Caroline(20). They have one child Ethel who is 11 months old. Also living at this address is Stephen's widowed mother Sarah Watt age 59, a fish hawker. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 213999 Pte. John Fenton 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.24th May 1915) John Fenton, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (formerly with DLI 8068). He died age 24 on the 24th May 1915. He is remembered in: Ypres on the Menin Gate Memorial. John was born in Liverpool and lived in Jarrow, son of Henry and Mary Alice Fenton of 33 Station Street, Jarrow. Vin Mullen Add to this record.

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