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In Longhoughton (St Peter) Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:
In
loving memory
of
Mary Ann
dearly beloved wife of
Thomas Foreman
who died at Longhoughton
Feb. 11 1913, aged 57 years
also of William their
youngest & beloved son
who died from wounds
received in action in France
Oct. 27 1917, aged 25 years
The above
Thomas Foreman
Jan. 4 1946, aged 90 years
The War Diary entry for:
26th October 1917
The battalion moved into the line at 4.30am and were ready by 5.00am. At 5.40am a creeping barrage was laid down and the troops advanced, immediately coming under enemy machine gun fire. At the end of the day’s action they were relieved by the 5th Yorks. Regt.
The casualty count was 1 officer wounded; 9 officers killed and 1 officer missing, with 43 O.R. killed, 150 wounded and 53 missing.
We have to presume that William was one of the casualties mentioned and that he died from wounds received in action in Belgium (Flanders).
Newcastle Evening Chronicle Saturday, 10/11/1917:
Mr Thomas Foreman, Longhoughton, near Alnwick, has been informed of the death of his son, Pte William Foreman, from wounds received in action in France, on Oct. 26.
Acknowledgements: Ron Carson
William Foreman is remembered at Longhoughton on L29.02 and in the Battalion History
