Formed at Cramlington in July 1915 as a Reserve Battalion from the Depot Companies of the 18th & 19th Battalions.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 12 recorded WW1 deaths for the 28th (Reserve) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
SMITH, (MC). John Adams. Second Lieutenant. 28th (Reserve) Battalion, Attached To :- 20th (Service) Battalion, (1st Tyneside Scottish), Northumberland Fusiliers. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Saturday 28-04-1917. Age 21. Son of Mr. W.A. Smith of Claremont Buildings, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Greater Love Hath No Man Than This".