Captain Norman Peters 1896 - 1981.

Lieutenant Norman Peters, Observer Royal Flying Corps WW1 .

 

Norman Peters was the born 5th October 1894 in Newcastle upon Tyne and was the son of John Andrew Peters and the former Emily Jane Mackie.

He attended school at Epworth college, then at Durham University (Ncle) and qualified as a Dentist. In 1915 he joined the newly formed 22nd Northumberland Fusiliers (3^rd Tyneside Scottish) and recieved a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. After months of training the battalion, as part of the Tyneside Scottish Brigade, 34th Division, arrived in France in January 1916. The Tyneside Scottish Brigade first saw action at the Battle of the Somme at La Boiselle. The 3rd Tyneside Scottish lost 537 men. It was on this day that Norman Peters was wounded and he later returned to England. He was promoted to Lieutenant and became an observer with the Royal Flying Corps. During his service with the R.F.C he was wounded again and returned to the UK attending Ashton Court Hospital, Bristol.

After the war he returned to practice dentisitry and had a surgey at 5 Saville Row, Newcastle. In 1929 he married Grace E Antcliff in London. In 1931 a son, Geoffrey M. H. Peters was born.

In 1941 Norman Peters was a Captain in the 9th Battalion (Ncle Central) Northumberland Home Guard. During World War Two he lived at Brooklands in Gosforth and continued working at his dental practice. He devoted his spare time to the Home Guard.

He continued with his dental surgery until his death in 1983

 

If you have any information on Norman Peters or anyone who served in the Northumberland Home Guard, Newcastle Battalions please contact ph@ccoynblhomeguard.co.uk