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20th (Service) Battalion, The 1st Tyneside Scottish of the The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was raised in 1914 in Newcastle mainly from men of Scottish decent from the North East. Initially training in Newcastle City centre the 1st Tyneside Scottish moved to Alnwick camp, in the grounds of Alnwick castle on 29th January 1915. They remained in training for almost a year before travelling to France in January 1916.
The 1st Tyneside Scottish saw action on the 1st of July 1916, with teh 34th Division at the Battle of the Somme attacking just north of the village of La Boisselle, not far from Albert. At 7.28 am on 1st July 1916 two great mines were detonated beneath the German positions, one to the north of the village and one to the south. At 7.30 am the whistles sounded and the attack began. The 1st Tyneside Scottish had 500 yards to cover, under heavy machine gun fire, before reaching the German lines, 26 Officers and 564 men from this battalion lost thier lives.
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List of those who served with 20th (Service) Battalion, The 1st Tyneside Scottish, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during The Great War.
- CSM Richard Dale. 'A' Company
- Charles Edwards
- James Edwards
- Sgt John Graham
- Lt-Col C H Innes-Hopkins. CO.
- Mjr A.E.Kerr
- Isaac Laws
- L/Cpl George Arthur Thompson MM
- Private James Weatherhead
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