The Morpeth Herald 26/09/1919 reports the following:
Amble Boy Scouts Association.
What Scouts Did in the War.
In August 1914, an application was made at the headquarters at Amble that 8 boy scouts were wanted for coast duty, to be ready at 6 o-clock with full kit ready to move off. This was done with precision, and they marched to the harbor where a tug took them to Alnmouth. A five days stay was made here then a move made to Boulmer, where they remained until Feb., 1915. They came home for a well-earned rest, but again in November of the same year found them ready for dutys call, and they were sent a little further north to Newton War Signal Station.
Scouts on active service :
F. Evans, R.F.A.;
Corpl. A. Dawson;
Corpl. J.R. Armstrong;
Corpl. J.H. Jackson;
J.F. Mason, Navy;
J. Turnbull, Navy;
W. Bailes, R.F.A.
W. Jackson, Tyneside Scottish;
R. Davison, M.G.C.;
R. Martin, M.G.C.;
R. Young, R.E.;
Corpl. J. Gibson, N.F.
J. Davis, K.O.Y.L.I.;
J. Wade, M.T.;
W.J. Lyall;
D. Moscrop, R.F.C.;
J. Waller;
E. Sanderson, R.I.R.
J. Burns, K.R.R.
N. Darling, 3rd Lancs. Reg.;
R.G. Davison, M.G.C.;
R.W. Mitchell, M.G.C.;
J.H. Turnbull, R.A.F.;
R. Brown, 3rd N.F.;
J. Pringle, R.A.F.;
C. Davison, M.G.C.;
F. Armstrong, K.O.Y.L.I.
R. Ellerington, Navy;
A. Skinner, Navy;
F. Rowell, Navy;
J. Gair, Navy;
A. Skinner, Navy;
F. Rowell, Navy;
J. Gair, Navy;
G. Davidson, Navy;
A. Young, 7th N.F.;
A.S. Marr, Tyneside Scottish;
J. Hastie;
A. Rutherford, R.F.A.;
W. Burton, R.E.;
I. Baty, 7th N.F.
J. Bowey, 7th N.F.;
G. Rowell, R.E.;
C. Copeland, 3rd N.F.;
A. Sample, A.S.C.;
R. Thompson, M.C., N.F.;
R. Davidson, 7th N.F.;
G. Aitchison, 16th N.F.;
A. Mavin, R.E.
Roll of Honour: Killed on active service:
Lieut. A.E. Sanderson, Royal Irish Rifles, first scoutmaster of the Amble troop;
Lieut. R. Thompson, M.C., N.F., gained the Military Cross for bravery on the field;
Pte. J. Burns, Kings Royal Rifles, teacher of swimming to the Amble Scouts;
Pte. J. Waller, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, missing, believed to be killed;
Pte. W. Lyall, missing;
Seaman J. Turnbull, Navy, died on service, in the early days of the war did his duty as sea scout at Newton and Cresswell Coastguard Stations.
The Record of Honour numbers 45. One won the Military Cross, four were killed, two missing, 9 wounded and one prisoner of war. Sixteen scouts did good service by helping farmers with the harvest, under late Patrol Leader Potten.
Sympathetic references were made to those who had been killed and died on active service and to Troop Leader John Potten, who was drowned in the River Coquet.
