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T. Robson
Northumberland Fusiliers
29th November 1918 age 37
ROBSON Thomas, 30148, Private, Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Bn. Labour Corps, transferred to (166127) died 29 November 1918, the same day as James Hynes.
He is listed as the son of the late George Robson of Long Terrace, Netherwitton, Northumberland; husband of M.J. Hindmarsh (formerly Robson) of 16 Newgate Street, Morpeth.
Further research-: The 1891 census shows Thomas, age 9, living at Longhorsley with his parents George, a mole catcher, and Annie. He has one older brother, one younger brother and three younger sisters. All the family were born at Rothbury apart from the youngest, Annie aged 6 months, who was born at Longhorsley.
Julie Famelton has provided the following:
Thomas Robson was the son of George Robson, Long Terrace, Netherwitton (Longlea - I think a mistake). Thomas was born in Snitter, near Rothbury. In 1911 Thomas was 29 and lived at Coal Houses, Netherwitton, listed as Mole catcher, with his wife Mary Jane (Hindmarsh, 16 Newgate Street, Morpeth) and son Roger Maughan Robson, aged 7 months.
He was transferred to Labour Corps 166127 which tended to take men of not A1 fitness, usually previously injured. He died 29/11/18 and is buried in Alnwick.
He was the brother of A.J. Robson plus two others on the Netherwitton war memorial.
