Private George Gray, 1st/7th ( Territorial ) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died of wounds in France on 19th September 1915 and is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. He had been born in Tweedmouth and had enlisted in Berwick. His Battalion had been holding front line trenches No. 70 and 71 near Chappelle …
Private John Goodfellow, 16th ( Service ) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. ( Possibly) He died of wounds in France during the Battle of Arras on 14th April 1917 aged 22. He was the son of Mrs J. Goodfellow and is buried in Nesle Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. His Headstone is inscribed ” Until The Day Dawn”. …
J. Burns, NLF
Gunner S. Borthwick. Royal Horse Artillery. The Horse Artillery. used the 15 pounder field gun which was horse drawn. This particular gun was supposed to have fired the first British artillery round of the War
Private William Whitlie, 9th (Highland) Battalion, Royal Scots. He was killed by a sniper in Belgium on 22nd May 1915 aged 20. He was the son of Walter and Jane Whitlie of 106 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh and formerly of Berwick. He is buried in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium where his Headstone is inscribed ” …
Seaman Torpedoman J.C. White, Royal Naval Reserve. Not found on CWGC site but the photo from the” Berwickshire Advertiser” states his parents live in Newcastle-on-Tyne but were formerly from Berwick-on-Tweed. ( Two possible candidates but they are both listed as stokers).
P.Young, R.S.E.R.
