Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers 22nd Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish)

22nd (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish) & 23rd (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Scottish)
Nov 1914 Both formed at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor & the City.
Mar 1915 Alnwick and joined the 102nd Brigade of the 34th Division and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
15.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office.
Jan 1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France engaged in various actions on the Western Front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge.
1917
The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The fighting at Hargicourt, The Third Battles of Ypres.
1918
The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Bailleul, The First Battle for Kemmel Ridge.
17.05.1918 Both reduced to cadre.
17.06.1918 The 23rd transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
18.06.1918 The 22nd returned to England with the 16th Division and absorbed the new 38th Battalion at Margate and rejoined the 48th Brigade of the 16th Division at Aldershot.
16.08.1918 The 23rd transferred to the 66th Division.
July 1918 The 22nd returned to France and once again engaged in various actions including;
The Final Advance in Artois.
20.09.1918 The 23rd transferred to the 197th Brigade to defend the Lines of Communication.
11.11.1918 The 23rd ended the war near Aumale, France and the 22nd ended the war south of Tournai, Belgium.