Photo: J. Brown

Phil Taylor has provided the following:

Private T.I. Robson
3258 of the 1st/4th Northumberland Fusiliers died 3rd January 1917 aged 29* at the Northern General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, He had been a filter cleaner at the Newcastle & Gateshead Waterboard and was buried east of the main entrance to Matfen Church.

Thomas Innes Robson was born at East Wall Houses, son of John & Mary Robson of Matfen Piers Cottage.

*the informant was Mrs M Robson of Stelling Cottages Stocksfield (letter dated 1921).

He was brother toWilliam John Robson

Thomas Innes Robson is remembered at Matfen on M2.01, M2.04 and M2.05

The CWGC entry for Private Robson