30th (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Irish)
July 1915 Formed form the depot companies of the 24th & 27th Battalions at Woolsington, as a local reserve battalion.
Nov 1915 Moved to Richmond, Yorkshire and joined the 29th Reserve Brigade and then moved to Catterick.
April 1916 Moved to Hornsea, Yorkshire.
01.09.1916 Became the 85th Training Reserve Battalion in the 20th Reserve Brigade.
BORN NEWCASTLE, 1874. ENLISTED NEWCASTLE. BURIED HULL. SON OF MRS E MURPHY, 23 SUNDERLAND STREET, NEWCASTLE. CWGC ADDRESS.
5, Carlton Terrace, South Boulevard, Hull
Died on
25/01/1918
Aged
18
Born Hull. 1900. Son of John Edward and Rachel Turner, of 5, Carlton Terrace, South Boulevard, Hull (CWGC address). An Accountant's Clerk. Described as % foot, 10.5 " tall, 34-36" chest, 124 lbs weight, fair physical development. He enlisted in Hull, on 17th Sept 1917. Served with the Training Reserve 85th Bn and 30th Bn. Northumberland […]