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233469 Pte. Michael Haughey British Army 27th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers from:Leadgate, Durham (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. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**