'HQ'
Coy |
Officers
& SNCO'S
Can
you identify any of the fusiliers, the year or
the location?
Colour
Sergeant James Thomas Sisk is seated on the front
row, extreme right
Photo
- Courtesy R Roy
'Service'
Battalion (1/4th)
Staff
Officers and SNCO's
|
HQ
Company
Approximately
80 men. Included
the Bn transport
section, signallers, stretcher bearers,
pioneers and officer's batmen (personal servants) |
 Officer
Commanding
Lt
Col A.J.Foster
-
1915
|
 Second
in command
Maj
W.E.Stephenson
-1915
|
Maj
B.D.Gibson
|
 Adjutant
Capt
B.Cruddas
|
 Quarter-
Master
Lt
W.H.Wynnsford
Responsible
for Battalion stores and transport.
|
Medical
Officer
Lt
Weir
Responsible
for the medical orderlies and stretcher bearers
-
1915 |
Awaiting
photograph |
Padre
|
Awaiting
photograph |
 Regimetal
Sergeant Major
Sgt
Maj G.Fewster
Previously
with 'F' Haltwhistle Coy
|
Quarter-
Master Sgt
Sgt
P.Connell |
Awaiting
photograph |
Orderly
Room Sgt
Sgt
J.Scott |
Awaiting
photograph |
Drummer
Sgt
Sgt
J.Foster
Believed
to have been responsible for the stretcher
bearers who were often musicians from the
Battalion Band |
Awaiting
photograph |
Cook
Sgt
Sgt
R.A.Goodchild |
Awaiting
photograph |
Pioneer
Sgt
Sgt
P.Donnelly
Staff
of 10 Privates responsible for construction,
repair and general engineering duties |
Awaiting
photograph |
Provost
Sgt
Sgt
G.Birnie |
Awaiting
photograph |
Transport
Sgt
Sgt
R Pittendreigh
Transport
Section comprised 11 Privates responsible
for Battalion horses, carts and bicycles |
Awaiting
photograph |
'Reserve'
Battalion (2/4th)
Staff
Officers and SNCO's
|
HQ
Company
Data
on 126 men who enlisted in the Reserve
Battalion is held.
The
2/4th battalion became part of the newly
formed 188th Bde, 63rd Divn during January
1915. The 63rd Divn was tasked with home
defence, but was disbanded in Jul 1916. The
2/4th joined the 217th Bde, 72nd Division,
but continued with home defence duties. The
72nd Divn was broken up Jan - Apr 1918. |
Officer
Commanding
OC
- Maj E.Dixon
|
Awaiting
photograph |
Second
in command
Maj
R.C.Hedley
|
Awaiting
photograph |
Medical
Officer
Lt
R.L.Routledge |
Awaiting
photograph |
|
 CSM
M.S Charlton
|
HQ
Company - Glossary
Bn - Battalion.
A full strength infantry battalion at
this time would comprise 1021 men.
Capt -
Rank of Captain. Company Commander.
Coy -
Company. 234 men in full strength Coy. 4
Coys in a Bn.
CSM -
Rank of Company Sergeant Major.
Div -
Division. An Infantry Division, at this time,
was comprised of three Brigades. An
Infantry Brigade was comprised of four Battalions.
DLI -
Durham Light Infantry. British army regiment.
Inf -
Infantry.
Lt -
Rank of Lieutenant. Platoon Commander
Maj -
Rank of Major
NF -
Northumberland Fusiliers. British army regiment.
OC -
Officer Commanding
RSM -
Regimental Sergeant Major
Sgt -
Non commissioned rank of Sergeant
TR -
Trench.
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