Pauline Priano has submitted the following:-
The register of soldiers who died during WW1 lists Thomas Henry Scott as having been born at South Shields, County Durham. He married Georgina Armstrong in 1912, district of Castle Ward, Morpeth, Northumberland. They had two children, Elizabeth Ann born July 12th 1912 and Thomas Henry Jnr, April 12th 1914.
Upon the declaration of war in August 1914 the Army raised new battalions, amongst them the 20th (1st Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, a Pals Battalion with barracks at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Thomas Henry was one of the first to enlist in 1914 assigned as Private 20/339, October 14th 1914, joining his regiment near home for initial training. The 20th/21st/22nd and 23rd Tyneside Scottish Battalions were sent to Alnwick in March 1915 where they set up camp in the grounds of the castle and were grouped into the 102nd Brigade, 34th Division in June. Taken over by the War Office, August 1st 1915, moved by the end of the month by train from Alnwick station to Salisbury Plain they went on to Warminster for final training. The division departed to France, January 10th 1916 via Southampton landing at Le Havre. Following a period of trench familiarisation the division moved to the Somme in preparation for the opening battle, due to commence June 29th but delayed by bad weather until July 1st 1916. That morning when the whistle blew they entered the fight during the Battle of Albert, which raged July 1st-13th. On the first day at La Boisselle, the 34th Division incurred the highest casualties of the day.
Having risen through the ranks the now Corporal 20/339 Thomas Henry Scott was killed in action, July 1st 1916. He has no known grave, his sacrifice is recorded as one of the 72,317 names of British and South African servicemen inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Thiepval, France, commemorating those who died on the Somme, 1916-March 1918, his age is unknown.
His widow received all monies due to him from the Army, a pension for herself and their children also his awards of the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Georgina Scott re-married in the district of Castle Ward, Morpeth, Northumberland during the 3rd quarter (Oct/Nov/Dec) 1917 to George W. Allan, born April 23rd 1894 at Morpeth and with whom she had a son, George W. Jnr, born December 5th 1919.
In 1939 George, Georgina and all the children were living at 27, Plantation Row, Castle Ward, Morpeth. George Snr was employed underground at the coal mine as a coal filler, Thomas Henry Scott as a putter, George Jnr as a rope lad, Georgina and her daughter Elizabeth Ann attended to domestic duties.
George William Allan died in 1974 aged 81 years, Georgina Allan-Scott nee Armstrong in 1977 aged 83 years. Her son Thomas Henry Scott Jnr died aged 33 years in 1947. Daughter Elizabeth Ann Scott was married, December 18th 1948 to John Robson born May 13th 1920, he died in 1996 aged 76 years, Elizabeth Ann Robson nee Scott in 2003 aged 90 years. All the preceding demises were registered in the district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Details as regards George W. Allan Jnr, unknown.
In God’s safe keeping. Rest In Peace.
Thomas Henry Scott is possibly remembered at Gosforth on G9.21 and G9.22
