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Title: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: BUZZ on Sunday 16 May 10 10:02 BST (UK)
Would anyone know of a site that lists past members of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

Buzz
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: Michael Dixon on Sunday 16 May 10 11:13 BST (UK)


 BUZZ,

If you mean ALL who have been in the Northumberland Fusiliers, then I think the answer is no.

 I have means (books)of seeing all those who enlisted for 1914-1918 war in the Northumberland Fusiliers battalions that were known as the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish.

 The regiment was raised in 1674 and after various names and formations became the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1881, then the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in 1935, then in 1968 amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

Which bit are you after ?

Michael
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: BUZZ on Sunday 16 May 10 14:03 BST (UK)
The person that I'm trying to find if he was in the Fusiliers (which has come down through the family) was a Henry Brewis he was born in Newcastle in 1858.

In the the 1871 census he is aged 12 living with his Grandparents Robert and Mary Gray.

He marries in1882 and is on the 1891 and 1901 census with his wife Dorothy occupation Coal Miner.

So the period I'm looking at is mid 1870's into the 1880's.

Buzz
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: silver cloud on Sunday 16 May 10 15:53 BST (UK)
Hiya Buzz
dont know if this is of any help but i came across it when i was looking for family members from Northumberland fusiliers.
Bye SC
http://www.ww1photos.com/NorthumberlandFusiliers.html
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: Lomo on Friday 05 August 11 00:16 BST (UK)
Hi Buzz. I've been researching my ancestor, John Kennedy, who joined the 59th Foot in 1865 at the age of 15 and was transferred to the Nothumberland Fusiliers in 1877 whilst in India. I found his military records on Ancestry.co.uk and they give quite a lot of information. Have you tried his name on the Ancestry search? The 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) were in the Second Afghan War 1878 to 1880 and there's an excellent website full of details about regiments involved here
http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/
I even managed to find the names of the ships he sailed on to get there 8)
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: BUZZ on Friday 05 August 11 08:31 BST (UK)
Thank you Lomo for the information of that site.

Buzz
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: rlaughton on Tuesday 09 August 11 12:21 BST (UK)
I have means (books)of seeing all those who enlisted for 1914-1918 war in the Northumberland Fusiliers battalions that were known as the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish.

I would be interested to learn more about these books. I have the Sheen books for the Tyneside Irish but even John says they are not complete. Are there actually books with complete lists for the Great War?

When the 2nd release was completed for the 24th - 27th NF I was pleased to see my grandfather "George 1897" was added (photo on page 216).

Richard of Canada
http://ancestors.laughton.tel/
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: Michael Dixon on Tuesday 09 August 11 16:49 BST (UK)
Richard,

 It was the Sheen books to which I was referring !

 Michael
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: anthony pearson on Wednesday 10 August 11 20:49 BST (UK)
hi all

i have a alfred michael angelo sparrow he was in the northumberland fusiliers
he has a few numbers
regimental no is 32144
he was in the labour corps 383 i can not fined any info on this
he was in the 6th corps territorial force
i down loaded his war record but most of it you cannot see or read
he was a pte his number was 5127 he was about 44 when he was discharged on the 4/41919
he had shell shock but we think he was also Court marshaled

any info on him welcomed and thanks
Title: Re: Northumberland Fusiliers
Post by: EeyoreBlue on Sunday 14 August 11 09:19 BST (UK)
Michael

I wonder if you would possibly do a look up for me for a member of the Northumberland Fusiliers?

It's for a friend, and the only information I have (although I will try to get more) is his Name: John James Wood, dob 6 May 1898, living Morpeth area.

Many thanks for your time.

EeyoreBlue