The 1st Northumbrian Brigade mobilised in August 1914 and deployed to France in April 1915. In early May,
the Brigade were the first Territorial field gunners to engage in the Ypres fighting in the Second Battle of Ypres.
A reorganisation of Field brigades in 1916 saw the 4th Durham Battery transferred to 250 (Northumbrian Brigade) as D/250 Battery, the 5th Durhams going to 251 Brigade, D/251 Battery. The units would go on to take part in the Battle of the Somme, Battle of Arras (1917), Battle of Passchendaele before the final battles of 1918.
the Brigade were the first Territorial field gunners to engage in the Ypres fighting in the Second Battle of Ypres.
A reorganisation of Field brigades in 1916 saw the 4th Durham Battery transferred to 250 (Northumbrian Brigade) as D/250 Battery, the 5th Durhams going to 251 Brigade, D/251 Battery. The units would go on to take part in the Battle of the Somme, Battle of Arras (1917), Battle of Passchendaele before the final battles of 1918.
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C.M.G. (2) Order of St Michael and St George
D.S.O. (4) Distinguished Service Order M.C. (18) Military Cross D.C.M. (3) Distinguished Conduct Medal M.M and Bar (1) Military Medal M.M (50) Military Medal The percentage of awards gained by the British Army as a whole in World War I was 4, or one in twenty-five. The figures quoted above speak for themselves, and the record of the 4th Northumbrian Brigade is one of which any unit could be more than proud. It was, indeed, an outstanding achievement which, worthy of the highest praise, placed the Territorial Force of 40 years ago in a position of notable pre-eminence.
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