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Robson, A.J., L/Cpl., 1918
Julie Famelton has provided the following:

Anthony James Robson, Lance Corporal, 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers

He was one of four brothers. Before the war he had worked on Longlea. He was born in Longhorsley.

He is not listed with the Commonwealth War Graves, but his death is registered in Morpeth in 1918 aged 26. In 1919 the vicar said he had the privilege of visiting him in his last illness, and that he was buried in their local churchyard (Morpeth Herald).

He was brother to Thomas Robson who is buried in Alnwick.

Anthony James Robson is remembered in Netherwitton on N6.01, N6.03 and N6.04

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