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21st (Service) Battalion, The 2nd 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 2nd Tyneside Scottish moved to Alnwick camp, in the grounds of Alnwick castle in May 1915. They remained in training for almost a year before travelling to France in January 1916.
The 2nd Tyneside Scottish saw action on the 1st of July 1916, with the 34th Division at the Battle of the Somme attacking just south 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 2nd Tyneside Scottish advanced across 200 yards of No Man's Land, 22 Officers and 578 men of the 2nd Tyneside Scottish were lost.
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List of those who served with 21st (Service) Battalion, The 2nd Tyneside Scottish The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during The Great War.
- Roland Bosomworth.
- David Robert Davies.
- Major Frederick Heneker. (d. 1st July 1916)
- Walter Melvin Read his story
- 2nd Lt. Tom Victor Scattergood (d. 6 June 1917)
- Col V M Stockley. CO.
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