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Fenwick, J.E., Pte., 1916
On the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France, is the name of 23/649 Private John Edward Fenwick, serving with the 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died 01/07/1916.

Morpeth Herald 02/03/1917 carries a brief obituary:

Private J.E. Fenwick, 122 Beatrice Street, Hirst, late of Hartford, has been killed in action.

Margaret Allison states that in 1911 he lived at 3 Portia Street, Ashington, and was aged 23 when he died.

John Edward Fenwick is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27) and A17.43


The CWGC entry for Private Fenwick

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