Northumberland Fusiliers

[Minerva]

I would be interested in Regt/Batt War Diaries in an attempt to find out more information regarding the following:

Maj. John Stanley Allen MC 9th Bn. NF Died 11 April 1918

59398 Edward Gibson 26th Bn NF Died 5 Dec 1917

Cpl 290345 Alexander Murray Henderson 1st/7th Bn NF Died 26 Oct 1917

2nd Lt James Arthur Hopper MC 26th Bn NF Died 10 April 1917

2nd Lt Thos Lant 6th Bn NF Died 1 Nov 1916

Maj Thos Gibson Noble 20th Bn NF Died 1 July 1916

Capt Chas Alfred Patterson 5thBn NF Died 8 Oct 1916

2nd Lt Wm Kingsbury Simson 22nd Bn NF Died 5 June 1917

235686 Wm Wallace Swann 9th Bn NF Died 19 April 1918

2nd t Chas Milburn Thompson 3rd Bn attd 24/27th Died 26 August 1917

16/33 Harry Thorne 16th Bn NF Died 1 July 1916

2nd Lt Henry Robson Tully 4th Bn NF Died 27 May 1918

L/Cpl 12303 Adolphus Victor Truttman 9th Bn NF Died 7 July 1916

2nd Lt Garibaldi Matthewson Waggott 16th attd 1st/6th Died 13 April 1918

16/599 Fred Norman Watson MM 19th Bn NF Died 19 Oct 1918

Any information regarding the location and action in which they died would be of great help.

PB

[archangel9]

PB,

These are available to download via TNA Documents Online -

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/search-results.asp?searchtype=browserefine&query=scope%3dnorthumberland%20fusiliers&catid=31&pagenumber=1&querytype=1&mediaarray=*

John

[laughton]

James Arthur Hopper is on page 215 of John Sheen's book (2nd Edition):

2nd Lieutenant James Arthur Hopper 26th BN for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Accompanied by and NCO' date=' he penetrated the enemy's line and brought back most valuable information. He previously carried our most valuable patrol work.

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You will see my grandfather on the next page - but his LG report is wrong, so who knows if the above is correct?

Avid follower of the 26th NF.

Richard of Canada