18th Northumberland Fusiliers Battalion Band

Morpeth Herald Friday 08/09/1916

Morpeth Herald Friday 01/08/1919

Morpeth Herald Friday 27/07/1917

Midland Bank War Memorial at Canary Wharf London

Ernest Ineson was born in East Cramlington, 30th September 1893, the second son of Frederick Ineson, [a school teacher, born in Norwich] of Blyth, and his wife Laura Eunice, daughter of J. Illingworth Wilson.

They had 4 children, Ernest's elder brother, Percy who was 10 years older, was a school teacher as well. In 1901 the family were residing at 1 New Stone Row, Cramlington, Northumberland.

Ernest was educated at the Morpeth Grammar School. He was also an accomplished musician.

Ernest was the organist for the church at Cramlington. His father was also the senior circuit steward of the Blyth circuit, and was a brother to the Reverend Percy Ineson of the Warrington Circuit.

Ernest was employed as a bank clerk for the London Joint Stock Bank (the forerunner of the Midland Bank, now HSBC) at the Newcastle Branch.

He had enlisted in November in 1914, and served with the 18th Battalion, (1st Tyneside Pioneers) Northumberland Fusiliers. Embarked for France the 7th January 1916.

He was killed [by shell fire] at the Somme on the 14th July 1916. Buried at Bienvillers.

De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour

The parents of Private Ineson had moved by 1919 to 17, Bedford Street, Stockton Heath, Warrington.

The 18th Battalion were attached to the 37th Division between the 7th July and the 21st August, normally were with the 34th Division.

In the 18th Battalion War Diary, 'B' Company were helping the Royal Engineers with gas containers, which when released, caught fire, the Germans in retaliation started shelling with a 'box barrage, resulting in 4 killed and 4 wounded. Two of the wounded later died. They were buried by the 4th Lincolns and 5th Lancasters. Later that day the 18th Battalion went into billets, at Pommiers.

The four that were killed that were 18/51, Private R.W. Fenn, Newcastle, 18/886, Corporal J.T. Cowell, Byker, 18/1483, Private John Jeffrey 'D' Company, Lowick and 18/1314, Private Richard Atkinson Elliott, Throckley.

On the 4th and 5th July 'B' and 'D' Companies were given the gruesome task to remove the bodies of the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish that had been laying on the battlefield since the 1st of July.

He is remembered in Cramlington on C60.03, in Morpeth on M17.06 and M17.12, and in Newcastle on NUT049 and in NUT075 on page 124 and page 172, (where his name given as Imeson).

He is also remembered at the Midland Bank War Memorial at 8, Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ within a protected walkway near the east entrance at Upper Bank Street. The 16 tonne memorial is made from Corallo and Pentelicon Marble. The two bronze statues either side, designed by sculptor Alfred Toft represent St George on the left and the Recording Angel on the right.

Source: Midland Bank

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The CWGC entry for Private Ineson