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Originally Posted by John@theDrift
From what I recall, there were a number of local men killed whilst serving in the 8th Somersets, seems like an unusual sort of posting for men from Northumberland?
And I would also suggest that the Chevington/Broomhill link is correct just william
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Yes it's an interesting one. At least 50 "previously xxxxx Northumberland Fusiliers" killed with that battalion. The service numbers around James' number are common in the 10th to 14th battalions - Kitchener's New Army men anyway. Also it looks like James may have been a Northumberland Fusilier in the UK during training but never made it overseas as one.