Kirknewton Churchyard Section D Row 5 – 7 – Gordon

Transcription

In loving memory of Margaret. wife of Charles GORDON who died at Akeld. Aug  19th 1893 aged 37 years 

And  of  Mary  Ann  his  second wife  who  died  at  Newcastle  Infirmary  May  31st  1907  aged  44 years.

 And of L.Cpl. Thomas J. GORDON.  son of the above named Charles and Margaret GORDON. killed in action in France. May 3rd 1917 aged 31 years. 

Also the said Charles GORDON  who died at Akeld. March 2nd 1923 aged 63 years.

Military record

Lance Corporal Thomas Johnston Gordon, 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was killed in action in France on 3rd May 1917 during the Battle of Arras. He was the husband of Jean Purdie Gordon and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Arras, France. He had been born in Kirknewton and lived at Bendor, Wooler. He fell in the failed attack at " Infantry Hill " which cost the Battalion 296 casualties including 8 Officers and 87 Other Rank fatalities.