Christopher Gascoigne 22nd Northumberland Fusiliers

[Dave Gascoigne]

Hi Dave
Good to hear from you..  Christopher was my wifes grandfather. Her father was William (Bill) born in 1913 in Morpeth.  Bill and his family lived in Sth Elmsall where he was a miner.   I've visited the Thiepval monument on the Somme where Christophers name is engraved in the stone in a very prominent position.

[Dave Gascoigne]

Hi Mike
Good to hear from you too!
I can vaguely remember my dad (who has passed) mentioning an uncle Bill, I don't remember meeting him, I was born in 59, my older brother & sister may remember Bill, it must have been moving visiting Thiepal, I have visited a ww2 cemetery in France, Christopher's War records are in Edinburgh & Alnwick castles, I have seen them, it's the same as the cwgc, just a couple of lines

[stevej60]

Dave/Mike,you may be aware of this hope it is of interest.
http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=99&articleid=1510&displayorder=342
you can search the other entries on this excellent site.
Regard's Steve.

[Dave Gascoigne]

Thanks Steve, that's very interesting, I didn't have that information.

[River Tyne Lass]

http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=99&articleid=1510&displayorder=342

I think this looks like this may your Christopher on the North East War Memorials website.

ADDED: Sorry, just realized Stevej60 has beat me to it.