People - Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers 26th Battalion (3rd Tyneside Irish)

25th (Service) Battalion (2nd Tyneside Irish) & 26th (Service) Battalion (3rd Tyneside Irish)
Nov 1914 Both formed at Newcastle by the Lord Mayor & the City.
Mar 1915 Moved to Woolsington and joined the 103rd Brigade of the 34th Division.
27.08.1915 Taken over by the War Office and then moved to Salisbury Plain.
Jan 1916 Mobilised for war and landed in France and engaged in various actions on the Western front including;
1916
The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette.
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.
03.02.1918 The 26th disbanded in France.
03.02.1918 The 25th transferred to the 102nd Brigade of the 34th Division.
16.05.1918 Reduced to cadre.
17.06.1918 Transferred to the 116th Brigade of the 39th Division.
16.08.1918 Transferred to the 66th Division.
20.09.1918 Transferred to the 197th Brigade to defend the Lines of Communication.
11.11.1918 Ended the war near Aumale, France.