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4 September 1916 : Pte Edgar William Burn
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Edgar Burn was born 3 June 1894 in Eglingham, Northumberland, the son of Roger (a tailor) and Georgina Burn. Age 16 at the 1911 England Census, Edgar was a watchmaker and apprentice dealer with T.M. Wilcox of Market Place, Alnwick. He had two younger brothers, Herbert (a draper's assistant) and John. In 1911 the family lived at Centre Terrace,...
‘Tribute to the Fallen, 1914-1920: Men of Alnwick, Amble, Rothbury and Wooler districts’.
'Tribute to the Fallen' is thorough and respectful to the men remembered and set out generously across the pages. This is a big book. For this reason it is so easy to browse and reference. One of those photographs of someone holding the book is required to show its scale. 'Tribute to the Fallen' honours men from the wide Alnwick area of north,...
9 October 1914 : Lieutenant Colonel Aymer Edward Maxwell
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Born on 26 October 1877, Aymer Maxwell was the son of the Right Honourable Sir Herbert Maxwell and Mary Fletcher-Campbell. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He entered the Grenadier guards in September 1897 and served in the South African War. Later, Aymer became a JP, DL and County Councillor for Wigtownshire and...
25 July 1916 : Pte Colin A Arrol
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Colin Arrol was born in Dumbarton 5 December 1885, the only son of Walter Arrol (an army Major then brewer and wine merchant) and Beatrice (née Bateman). In 1901 age 15, Colin as at home with his family living at Underwood, Broomhaugh, Northumberland. He was educated at Larchfield School, Helensburgh, by a private tutor and at Newcastle-on-Tyne...
Ep.249 – The Illustrated Chronicle during the First World War – Peter Welsh
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Historian Peter Welsh talks about his research into the daily Northumbrian newspaper, the Illustrated Chronicle, and the coverage before, during and after the Great War. Your browser does not support the audio element. This paper ra...
'I am fortunately in good health' A Captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers' with Chris Swinburne
Chris Swinburne will be telling the story of his grandfather Capt. George Swinburn MC, 24th Battalion Tyneside Irish, Northumberland Fusiliers from answering the call to arms in autumn 1915 until 4 July 2016.