Lieutenant W H Bainbridge
Morpeth Herald 24/03/1916 carries an obituary:
LOCAL OFFICER’S DEATH FROM WOUNDS
We regret to announce the death, from wounds received in action, of Lieut. Wilfrid [sic] H. Bainbridge, of the 1st line 6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.
Lieut. Bainbridge, who was wounded nearly a fortnight ago, died on the 15th inst. from his injuries, and by his death the 6th Army loses a valued and popular officer, while the city of Newcastle is bereft of a well-known and highly-esteemed business man.
Lieut. Bainbridge was a son of Mrs and the late T.H. Bainbridge of Eshott Hall. His brother, Lieut. Lindsay Bainbridge fell gallantly in action last spring, when the local units were thrown into action almost immediately on their arrival in France.
Prior to obtaining his commission in the 6th Northumberland Fusiliers, the late Lieut. W.H. Bainbridge performed service of considerable value in many ways toward the task of the country.
He was a member of the Military Committee of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, which had been instrumental in raising such a fine unit for service, and was active in the interests of that body before he joined the “6th”.
He was interested in Mission work in Newcastle and was also a trustee of the Newcastle and Gateshead Home Teaching Society for the Blind.
His story is told in: Hall, E., Felton War Memorial: the men behind the names, Privately Printed, 2009, page 44
Wilfred Hudson Bainbridge is remembered at Eshott on E28.02 and E28.03in Felton on F14.01 and F14.02
