4th Territorial Battalion

Fusiliers at Annual Camp

Can you identify any of the men?

Photo courtesy of Mr D Alden

The National Archives - Public Records Office (PRO), Kew War Diaries War Diary - 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers - PRO Ref: WO 95/2828 & WO 2590 War Diary - 149th Brigade - PRO Ref: WO 95/2826 & WO 95/2827 War Diary - 50th Division - Medal Rolls Medal Roll - Silver War Badge - PRO Ref :WO 329/3134 through to WO 329/3143 Medal Roll - Victory Medal - PRO Ref: WO 329/683 through to WO 329/731 Medal Roll - Territorial Force Medal - PRO Ref: WO 329/3261 Medal Index Cards   PRO Resources page

 

The British Library, Colindale, NW London Newspapers Hexham Courant 1914 - 1919 Hexham Herald 1914 - 1919 Newcastle Evening Chronicle 1915 Author's note: Microfiche or CD-ROM copies of local newspapers are usually held in larger libraries ie. Newcastle or Hexham

 

Published Works Banks, A. (1989) A Military Atlas Of The First World War. Leo Cooper.   Becke, Maj A.F. (1936) History of the Great War - Order of Battle of Divisions - Part 2A - The 1st Line Territorial Force Divisions. 1989 Ed. His Majesty's Stationary Office.   Bilton, D. (2003) The Home Front in the Great War, Aspects of the Conflict 1914-1918. Leo Cooper, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.   Bunbury, W, J. (1915) A Diary of an Officer with the 4th Northumberland Fusiliers in France and Flanders from April 20th to May 24th 1915. J. Catherall & Co, Courant Office, Hexham.   Callin, Rev R.W. (1919) When the Lantern of Hope Burned Low - The story of the 1/4th Northumberland Fusiliers (TF) during the German Offensives of March, April, May 1918. J. Catherall & Co, Courant Office, Hexham. Author's note: The Reverend Wilfrid Callin was attached to the 4th Bn during 1918   Cave, N. (1993) Battleground Europe - Ypres, Sanctuary Wood & Hooge. Leo Cooper, London.   Cave, N. (1998) Battleground Europe - Ypres, Hill 60, Leo Cooper, London.   Coombs, R.E.B. (1994) Before Endeavours Fade, A Guide to the Battlefields of the First World War. Battle of Britain International Ltd.   Gladden, N. (1974) The Somme 1916. William Kimber and Co Limited, Godolphin House, 22a Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9AE. (Author's note: Pte Norman Gladden served with the 7th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers, 149th Bde, 50th Divn)   Glubb, J. (1978) Into Battle - A Soldiers Diary of the Great War. Book Club Associates by arrangement with Cassell Ltd. (Author's note: 2nd Lt John Glubb was a regular soldier serving in the 7th Field Coy, Royal Engineers, attached to the 50th Divn).   Farrar-Hockley, A.H. (1964) The Somme. 1983 Edition. Pan Books.   HMSO. (1922) Soldiers Died in the Great War. His Majesty's Stationary Office. England.   HMSO. (1992) Officers Died in the Great War. His Majesty's Stationary Office. England.   Holt, T & V. (2000) Major & Mrs Holt's Battle Map of the Somme. T&V Holt Associates, Sandwich, Kent   Holt, T & V. (2002) Major & Mrs Holt's Battle Map of the Ypres Salient. T&V Holt Associates, Sandwich, Kent   Keech,G. (2001) St Julien, Ypres. Leo Cooper, London.   MacMillan & Co. (1938) Official History of the War - Military Operations France & Belgium 1916. MacMillan & Co, St Martins St, London.   McCarthy, C. (1998) The Somme, The Day By Day Account. Brockhampton Press.   MacDonald, L. (1993) 1915 - The Death of Innocence, Penguin Books.   Oldham, P. (1997) Battleground Europe - The Hindenburg Line. Leo Cooper, London.   Norman, T. (1984) The Hell They Called High Wood. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Thorsons Publishing Group, Wellingborough, England.   Northumberland Fusiliers. (1908-20) St Georges Gazette - The Northumberland Fusiliers Magazine.   Reed, P. (1999) Battleground Europe - Walking the Salient, Leo Cooper, London.   Spencer, W. (2001) Army Service Records Of The First World War. 3rd Edition, Public Record Office, Kew, England.   The Army Council (1908) Regulations for the Territorial Force, and for County Associations, 1908. Reprint of Original Editionby The Naval & Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, East Sussex, England.     Wyrell, E. (1939) The 50th Division 1914 - 1919. The Naval & Military Press, Uckfield, East Sussex, England.

 

Unpublished works Colonel A.J Foster's Diary

 

Internet Websites Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc.org Imperial War Museum www.iwm.org.uk National Archives - Public Records Office (PRO) www.greatwar.co.uk Naval & Military Press www.naval-military-press.com Regiments www.regiments.org The National Archives (Public Records Office) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk Tyneside Scottish Northumberland Fusiliers www.tyneside-scottish.co.uk UK & Ireland Genealogy (GENUKI) www.genuki.org.uk 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers www.fairmile.fsbusiness.co.uk/7thn_f.htm The Great War http://www.greatwar.co.uk The Long Long Trail - The Story of the British Army in the Great War of 1914-1918 www.1914-1918.net/northfus.htm The London Gazette www.gazettes-online.co.uk

 

The Family Go to the Family Resources page for more examples   Army documents - Select link to view a selection of army papers held by fusilier families.

Letters - Many letters were published in local newspapers, particularly during the early months of the war. Copies of letters would be gratefully received.

Medals - Select link for examples

Photographs - Examples of photographs, in postcard form, appear at the head of most pages on this website.

Postcards - As above

Newspaper Articles - Select link for examples.

 

The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland Visit the fusiliers museum website at : www.northumberlandfusiliers.org.uk

 

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