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Old 05-09-2016, 05:57 PM
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Thanks Coquet, certainly looks like it's in relation to daughter, and yes, it is Arthur Titheridge. I've succumbed and sent off for the birth certificate of his South Shields son and the death certificate of his Sedgefield son.
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Old 05-09-2016, 06:02 PM
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One daughter, Rosa Bertha, born 1908, so she would only be 10 when her mother died.
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Old 12-09-2016, 04:07 PM
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Well, a bit clearer on Mr Titheridge. In the period between leaving the RMLI and being called up (Jan 1913 to July 1914), he took up domestic chauffeuring. In September 1913 he is a chauffeur living at Whitburn, South Shields. In May 1914 he was involved in a fatal road traffic accident at Whickham (young boy ran out in front of car).
1914 he was employed by a gentleman called "Haggie" who lived at Whickham, but who also owned Heddon Hall. In Whitburn there was a branch of the same family.
The child born at Harehope was Arthur Sturdee Titheridge (Sturdee name of admiral in charge of fleet at Battle of Falkland Islands where Arthur was killed). Seems child adopted by family called Charlesworth in Wolsingham. Died aged 4 of TB at the County Lunatic Asylum in Sedgefield. Death cert says he was the son of Arthur Charles, RMLI and chauffeur, but called Titheridge, otherwise Charlesworth..
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Old 15-09-2016, 12:12 PM
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Sorry for the delay in my input, been away giving the lock keepers a laugh with my boating skills on the Caledonian Canal. Thomas Telford must be turning in his grave.

Anyhoos, 15th of September 1916 was the first day of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. (15th - 22nd) 88 killed in the 7th battalion on day 1. The Division total casualties were 3,750 for the 15th to the 22nd. Within the 50th Division, the 149th Brigade, that is the Brigade of four infantry battalions of which the 7th NF was a component, the 'other ranks' killed casualties were:

4th NF = 189
5th NF = 18
6th NF = 71
7th NF = 88

there would be many more wounded some of which would die in the following days.


So that's 100 years to the day since the Merivale brothers from Togston took the guys over the top on the Somme, tumbling down onto the Germans in that sunken road....
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Old 16-09-2016, 08:42 AM
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The BBC remembered as well about 100th Anniversary. Did you see the programme last night on BBC4 called "The Tank Men"?
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Old 16-09-2016, 05:08 PM
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The BBC remembered as well about 100th Anniversary. Did you see the programme last night on BBC4 called "The Tank Men"?
I missed that but I'll catch it on the iplayer. Yes it was quite a day the 15th September 1916. The Prime Minister's son was killed in this battle as well.
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My great, great uncle George curry was a lance corporal in the Northumberland fusiliers 7th battalion, service number 1459 he was killed at Flanders 1916.
Don't know if he was buried over there ????
Kaznjake your GG Uncle is buried in Belgium, at MAPLE COPSE CEMETERY

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/fi...80566/g-curry/

There is an entry in the 7th Btn. N.F. War Diary WO95 2830-3 saying "1 O.R. sick in No. 5 C.C.S ALBERT Killed by shell fire 5/12/16" which could possibly be George
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