103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade
The Tyneside Irish Brigade was a British First World War infantry brigade of Kitchener's Army, raised in 1914. Officially numbered the 103rd Brigade, it contained four Pals battalions from Newcastle upon Tyne, largely made up of men of Irish extraction..
A support company of the Tyneside Irish Brigade advancing on 1 July 1916
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Raised in 1674 as one of three 'English' units in the Dutch Anglo-Scots Brigade, it accompanied William III to England in the November 1688 Glorious Revolution and became part of the English establishment in 1689.
Cap badge of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Battle of the Boyne, July 1690
Siege of Gibraltar 1727
Soldier of the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1742