Northumberland Fusiliers

Often known as the “Fighting Fifth” as the regiment was until 1881 the Fifth Foot, the Northumberland Fusiliers raised no fewer than 51 battalions for service in the Great War….

Widows’ and dependents’ pension records

…in action PIN 82/12 BILLINGS H KRRC Disability: Died of wounds PIN 82/13 BIRDSALL Rowland E Northumberland Disability: Missing PIN 82/13 BISHOP S G Lancs Fusiliers Disability: Killed in action…

Renumbering the Territorial Force Infantry in 1917

…265001 290000 6 Northumberland Fusiliers 290001 315000 7 Northumberland Fusiliers 315001 340000 35 Northumberland Fusiliers 340001 365000 36 Northumberland Fusiliers 365001 390000 Northumberland Fusiliers Allocated to Northern Cyclist Battalion 200001…

Training Reserve formed in September 1916

…TR/5 The 19th TR Brigade also absorbed the 28th Northumberland Fusiliers, 19th Sherwood Foresters and 13th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 20th 84th 29th (Reserve) Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers Hornsea…

The Territorial Force Associations

…Engineers: 1st Northumbrian Field Company 2nd Northumbrian Field Company Northumbrian Divisional Signal Company Tyne Electrical Engineers Infantry: 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers 7th…

34th Division

Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish) left February 1918 26th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Irish) disbanded February 1918 27th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Irish) disbanded February 1918…

16th (Irish) Division

Fusiliers merged and became 8/9th Bn 24 October 1917. Surplus troops went to 10th Bn. Disbanded 10 February 1918, troops went to 1st Bn 9th Bn, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Entrenching Battalions of 1918

…and the 24/27th Northumberland Fusiliers at Bailleulval on 15-16 February 1918. By 1 March had moved to Durham Lines Camp for fatigue work on Corps Defence Line. Moved to Authie…