1st Battalion The 1st Battalion was a
regular army battalion, stationed in
Portsmouth at the outbreak of World War I. It was assigned to the
9th Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division and remained with it throughout the war. It landed at
Le Havre on 14 August 1914 and remained on the
Western Front until the
Armistice with Germany. :
Battle of Mons :
First Battle of the Aisne :
First Battle of Ypres :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Battle of Arras (1917) :
Third Battle of Ypres :
First Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battle of the Lys (1918) :
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battles of the Hindenburg Line :
Final Advance in Picardy 2nd Battalion The 2nd Battalion was a regular army battalion, stationed in
Sabathu,
India It departed
Karachi on 20 November 1914, arrived at
Plymouth on 22 December and proceeded to
Winchester where it joined the
84th Brigade,
28th Division. :
Second Battle of Ypres :
Battle of Loos :
Struma and with 50th Division: :
Battles of the Hindenburg Line :
Final Advance in Picardy 3rd (Reserve) Battalion The 3rd Battalion was a
Special Reserve battalion based in
Newcastle upon Tyne at the outbreak of war. In August 1914 it moved to
East Boldon (near
Sunderland) where it remained throughout the war as part of the Tyne Garrison The battalion was disembodied on 29 July 1919 (personnel transferred to the
1st Battalion on 12 July) but was not formally disbanded until April 1953. ===4th Battalion (
T.F.)=== In peacetime, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions formed the
Northumberland Brigade,
Northumbrian Division. They were mobilised on the outbreak of the war and were posted to the Tyne Defences. The 4th Battalion was redesignated as
1/4th Battalion with the formation of the 2nd Line battalion in November 1914. In April 1915, the brigade was posted to France and on 14 May was redesignated as
149th (Northumberland) Brigade in
50th (Northumbrian) Division. On 15 July 1918, the battalion was reduced in strength to a cadre and transferred to Lines of Communication duties. On 16 August 1918, it was assigned to the
118th Brigade,
39th Division. It was disbanded on 10 November 1918. :
Second Battle of Ypres :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Battle of Arras (1917) :
Third Battle of Ypres :
First Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battle of the Lys (1918) ===
5th Battalion (T.F.)=== This history of the 5th Battalionredesignated as
1/5th Battalion with the formation of the 2nd Line battalion in November 1914 was identical to that of the 4th Battalion. and the 1/7th Battalion was transferred to
42nd (East Lancashire) Division as
Pioneers on 12 February 1918 where it remained for the rest of the war. :
Battles of the Hindenburg Line :
Final Advance in Picardy ===2/4th,
2/5th and 2/6th Battalions (T.F.)=== The 2/4th and 2/5th Battalions were formed at
Blyth in November 1914 and the 2/6th Battalion at Newcastle on 28 December 1914. In January 1915 they were assigned to the
188th (2/1st Northumberland) Brigade,
63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division at
Swalwell Camp near Newcastle. In November 1915, the brigade moved to
York and in July 1916 the Division was broken up; the battalions remained with the brigade at York. In November 1916, the battalions were assigned to the
217th Brigade,
72nd Division at
Clevedon. They moved to
Northampton in January 1917 and to
Ipswich in May.
2/7th Battalion (T.F.) The 2/7th Battalion was formed at
Alnwick on 26 September 1914 and assigned to the 188th (2/1st Northumberland) Brigade, 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division in January 1915. ===3/4th,
3/5th, 3/6th and 3/7th Battalions (T.F.)=== The 3rd Line battalions were formed in June 1915 at
Hexham (3/4th), Newcastle (3/5th and 3/6th) and
Alnwick (3/7th). On 8 April 1916 they became
Reserve Battalions at
Catterick: the 3/4th Battalion was redesignated as
4th (Reserve) Battalion, 3/5th as
5th (Reserve), 3/6th as
6th (Reserve), and 3/7th as
7th (Reserve). On 1 September 1916, the 4th (Reserve) Battalion absorbed the other three. After March 1917 it was at
Atwick,
Hornsea, to
South Dalton in early 1918 and by July 1918 was at Rowlston (near Hornsea) where it remained in the Northumbrian Reserve Infantry Brigade until the end of the war. ===8th (
Service) Battalion=== The 8th (Service) Battalion was formed at Newcastle on 19 August 1914. as part of
Kitchener's First New ArmyK1and was assigned to the
34th Brigade,
11th (Northern) Division at
Grantham. In July 1915 it departed for the Mediterranean and landed at
Gallipoli on 7 August. In January 1916 it moved to Egypt where it formed part of the
Suez Canal Defences, and in July to France where it spent the rest of the war (still in 34th Brigade, 11th Division). :Battles of Suvla including the
Landing at Suvla Bay and the
Battle of Scimitar Hill :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Battle of Messines (1917) :
Third Battle of Ypres :
Battle of Arras (1918) :
Battles of the Hindenburg Line :
Final Advance in Picardy 9th (Northumberland Hussars) Battalion The
9th (Service) Battalion was formed at Newcastle on 8 September 1914 On 25 September 1917, it absorbed the
2/1st Northumberland Hussars and became the
9th (Northumberland Hussars) Battalion. On 26 May 1918, it was transferred to the
183rd Brigade,
61st (2nd South Midland) Division. It was disbanded on 1 November 1919 in France. :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Battle of Arras (1917) with the 34th Division: :
Third Battle of Ypres :
First Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battle of the Lys (1918) and with the 61st Division: :
Final Advance in Picardy 10th and 11th (Service) Battalions The 10th and 11th (Service) Battalions were formed at Newcastle on 22 September 1914 :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Battle of Messines (1917) :
Third Battle of Ypres :
Battle of the Piave :
Battle of Vittorio Veneto 12th and 13th (Service) Battalions The 12th and 13th (Service) Battalions were formed at Newcastle on 22 September 1914, The combined battalion remained in 62nd Brigade, 21st Division on the Western Front for the rest of the war. :
Battle of Loos :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Battle of Arras (1917) :
Third Battle of Ypres :
Battle of Cambrai (1917) :
First Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battle of the Lys (1918) :
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battles of the Hindenburg Line :
Final Advance in Picardy ===14th (Service) Battalion (
Pioneers)=== The 14th (Service) Battalion was formed at Newcastle on 22 September 1914, 15th (Service) Battalion became a
2nd Reserve battalion and was redesignated as
15th (Reserve) Battalion. It remained in 89th Brigade which now became
1st Reserve Brigade. It provided replacements for the 8th – 14th battalions. In September 1916, it was absorbed by the other Training Reserve battalions of the 1st Reserve Brigade. and in June 1915, the 16th (Newcastle) Battalion was assigned to the
96th Brigade,
32nd Division at
Catterick. On 22 November 1915, it landed at
Boulogne and remained on the Western Front until 7 February 1918 when it was disbanded at
Elverdinghe. The battalion fought in the following battles: :
Battle of the Somme (1916) (including the battles of
Albert,
Bazentin Ridge,
Ancre Heights and
Ancre) ===
17th (Service) Battalion (
N.E.R. Pioneers)=== The 17th Battalion was also a Pals battalion, raised by the
North Eastern Railway at
Hull in September 1914. It became a pioneer battalion on 11 January 1915 and was assigned to the
32nd Division at
Catterick in June. It was taken over by the
War Office on 1 September 1915, and landed at
Havre on 21 November with 32nd Division. On 19 October 1916 it moved to GHQ Railway Construction Troops, 2 September 1917 back to 32nd Division, 15 November back to GHQ Railway Construction Troops and finally on 31 May 1918 to
52nd (Lowland) Division as Pioneer Battalion where it remained until the end of the war. :
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Battle of Arras (1918) :
Battles of the Hindenburg Line :
Final Advance in Artois 18th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Pioneers) The 18th Battalion was a Pals battalion raised in Newcastle on 15 October 1914 by the Lord Mayor and City. On 8 February 1915 it became a Pioneer Battalion and in July joined
34th Division at
Kirkby Malzeard. It was taken over by the
War Office on 15 August 1915, and landed at
Havre on 8 January 1916 with 34th Division. It was reduced to cadre strength on 18 May 1918. On 17 June 1918, it was transferred to the infantry and assigned to the
116th Brigade,
39th Division. It moved again on 29 July 1918, when it was assigned to the
118th Brigade, 39th Division. On 16 August 1918, it was assigned as Divisional Troops to the
66th Division. Its last move was on 20 September 1918, when it was assigned to the
197th Brigade as Lines of Communication troops. :
Battle of the Somme (1916) :
Third Battle of Ypres :
First Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Final Advance in Flanders ===20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd (Service) Battalions (
Tyneside Scottish)=== The
1st – 4th Tyneside Scottish Battalions were
Pals battalions raised in Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City on 14 October (1st), 26 September (2nd), 5 November (3rd) and 16 November 1914 (4th). In March 1915 they moved to
Alnwick and together they formed
102nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade,
34th Division in June 1915. They were taken over by the
War Office on 15 August 1915, moved to
Salisbury Plain at the end of the month and crossed to France in January 1916. the
20th and 21st Battalions were disbanded on 3 February and the
25th Battalion joined from the
103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade on the same date. ===24th, 25th, 26th and 27th (Service) Battalions (
Tyneside Irish)=== . The
1st – 4th Tyneside Irish Battalions were
Pals battalions raised in Newcastle by the Lord Mayor and City on 14 November (1st), 9 November (2nd), 23 November 1914 (3rd) and 5 January 1915 (4th). In March 1915 they moved to
Woolsington and together they formed
103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade,
34th Division in June 1915. They were taken over by the
War Office on 27 August 1915, moved to
Salisbury Plain at the end of the month and crossed to France in January 1916.) was formed about June 1915 from the
Home Service personnel of the 4th and 7th T.F. Battalions. On 1 January 1917 it became the
35th Battalion (T.F.) of the regiment at
Herne Bay in
227th Brigade. It remained at Herne Bay until early 1918 when it moved to
Westleton where it remained until the end of the war with 227th Brigade. The 35th Battalion was disbanded on 4 September 1919 at
Saxmundham. :
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) :
Final Advance in Artois and Flanders 37th (Home Service) Battalion The 37th (Home Service) Battalion was formed on 27 April 1918 at
Margate to replace the
36th Battalion (T.F.) in
222nd Brigade. It remained at Margate in 222nd Brigade until the end of the war.
38th Battalion The short-lived 38th Battalion was formed at
Margate on 1 June 1918. It was absorbed by the
22nd Battalion (3rd Tyneside Scottish) on 18 June. and to
Ahmednager Brigade in October where it remained until the end of the war. It was disbanded in the UK on 19 January 1920. The battalion was converted to a service battalion as
52nd (Service) Battalion on 8 February 1919. It was disbanded on the
Rhine on 28 March 1920. ===
53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion=== The 53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion was formed on 27 October 1917 by the redesignation of the 5th Young Soldier Battalion,
Training Reserve. It originated as the 5th Training Reserve Battalion (formerly
10th (Reserve) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment) at
Rugeley,
Cannock Chase. It remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war. The battalion was converted to a service battalion as
53rd (Service) Battalion on 8 February 1919. It was disbanded on the
Rhine on 26 October 1919. ==Post-war==