Derek Johnstone has provided the following:
Thomas Robson was the son of James, a miner from Dinnington, Northumberland and Catherine Robson, born at Hetton, County Durham about 1897. In 1901, he was aged 4 and with his family was living at 8, Stanley Terrace, Penshaw, County Durham. In the house at this time were siblings Joseph 10, Richard 7, Jacob 5, Charles 2 and Robert aged 1.
At the age of 14 in 1911, he was a coal miner pony putter living with his family at 18, Elm Street, Stanley, County Durham. There were now 11 children in the family including William 9, Jane 5, James 4, Grace 1 and Hannah who was seven months old.
Thomas was living at 5, Plessey Street, Netherton, Northumberland when he enlisted at Gosforth, near Newcastle. Plessey Street is situated between Second and Third Streets.
Thomas had two brothers, Jacob and Richard Dixon who were both killed in the Great War.
The CWGC records were, for some reason, difficult to locate, possibly due to an Army transfer. It appears Thomas Robson was originally in the Northumberland Fusiliers with the service number 1965 and then transferred to the Yorks and Lancaster Regiment. There is no evidence to show Thomas was married.
Thomas Robson is remembered in Bedlington on B15.07 and B15.26 page 106
