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Cranston Fine Arts  Military Art and Artists 19th Century Military History 19th Century Regiments  Northumberland Fusiliers |
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Northumberland Fusiliers by Harry Payne. No text for this item |
Northumberland Fusiliers by Richard Simkin (P) No text for this item |
Lance-Corporal Joynson Heading An Attack And Driving The Enemy Back With Bombs On Creeping into the enemys fire line trenches in the attack near Hooge, on June 16th 1915, Lance-Corporal Joynson, of the 1st battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, met a British officer who was trying to find men for a bombing party. Going together along a communication trench. They came across one of the Liverpool Scottish-a Territorial battalion-who was also looking for bombers to drive the enemy out of a trench, part of which the Liverpool Scottish had already captured. Joynson at once offered to drive the Germans on, and on coming face-to-face with them; he bombed them so effectively that they fell back in disorder to the end of their trench. Later on, Lance Corpral (now Corporal) Joynson rendered valuable service to the Royal Irish Rifles, and was awarded the D.C.M. for conspicuous gallantry. |
Privates Martin and Burrell bringing ammunition across open ground under heavy shellfire. On the afternoon of April 26th 1915, during the second battle of Ypres, the Northumberland Infantry Brigade advanced against St Julien, and for a time occupied the southern part of the village. The brigade eventually occupied a line a short way to the south, and it was driven back was largely due to the use of poison gas by the Germans. During the attack, Privates C. Martin, and G. Burrell, of the 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (T.F.) carried up a box of ammunition to the firing line, across open ground and under a heavy fire. The two men advanced entirely unsupported and were cheered by their comrades for their bravery. They were both awarded the D.C.M. for conspicuous gallantry. |
Two British Aeroplanes Disperse A flight Of Ten Enemy Machines. Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) William Assheton Summers, of the 18th Hussars and Royal Flying Corps, as pilot, and Temporary Lieutenant William Owen Tudor-Hart, of the Northumberland Fusiliers and Royal Flying Corps, as observer, attacked a flight of ten enemy aeroplanes, completely breaking up their formation. They were quite unsupported, but only broke off the engagement when all their ammunition was expanded many miles over the enemy's lines. Their machine was under constant heavy fire from as many as four hostile machines at once, and was badly damaged. For their conspicuous gallantry and skill they were both awarded the M.C. |
Second Lieutenant H. C. F. Draders Tank Putting Enemy Infantry To Flight And Silencing A Machine Gun. Second Lieutenant Harry Cecil Frank Dreader, of the Northumberland Fusiliers, fought his tank with great gallantry, putting enemy infantry to flight and silencing a machine gun. Later, he carried ammunition to the front line under heavy fire. He was awarded the M.C. for his conspicuous gallantry. |
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