Every Name A Story Content
CHOPPINGTON

Golden, R.W., Pte., 1917
In Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 290069 Private Robert William Golden, serving with the 1st/7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died 28/12/1917.

Morpeth Herald 01/02/1918 carries the following:

Mr and Mrs Golden, of Front Street, Guide Post, has [sic] lost one son [Robert William], one brother-in-law, two nephews, and one cousin, and their son in law, Mr Edward Candish has been discharged from the Army as the result [of] wounds, and they have two other sons on active service.

He is remembered at Choppington on C36.01, C36.02 and C36.04 and at Alnwick in the Battalion History


The CWGC entry for Private Golden

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk