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Photo : James Pasby

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Morpeth Herald 25/08/1916 carries a brief obituary:

The death of Regimental Sergeant-Major J.R. Wadge, M.C., of the N.F., has taken place at East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital, from wounds received in action. Sergeant-Major Wadge was a member of the Gosforth Urban Council and president of the Coxlodge and Gosforth Social Club. He was also vice-chairman of the Gosforth Floral Horticultural Society. He laid one of the foundation stones of the Aged Miners’ Cottages at South Gosforth on behalf of the Coxlodge miners. Just before the great advance, during a severe bombardment, he went out under hevy shell fire and rescued a number of men who had been buried in a dug-out, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.

Fawdon & Coxlodge L.H.S. 10th Anniversary booklet 1997 carries an article on the Coxlodge, Gosforth & District Social Club. It mentions RSM John Wadge, 3rd Tyneside Scottish, who died on 14th August 1916, having been awarded the M.M. for bravery.

The Newcastle Daily Chronicle 18/08/1916 reports his funeral in Gosforth.

John Robert Wadge is remembered at Gosforth on G9.21 and G9.46

The Tyneside Scottish website
The CWGC entry for Regimental Sergeant Major Wadge