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Title: WW1 Stockport Artillery
Post by: shirle on Sunday 13 April 08 10:43 BST (UK)

Would anyone know where the 119th Brigade ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, "C" Battery have served overseas during WW1.
Shirley

Title: Re: WW1 Stockport Artillery
Post by: mmm45 on Sunday 13 April 08 11:01 BST (UK)

Hi
They were part of 27th Brigade RFA consisting of 119,120,121 Batts  and formed part of 5th Division Artillery.
Major Alexander the Battery Commander of 119th Batt won a VC in Aug 1914 West of Mons.

Link to follow. :)

Title: Re: WW1 Stockport Artillery
Post by: mmm45 on Sunday 13 April 08 11:04 BST (UK)

http://www.1914-1918.net/5div.htm

Div Artillery XXV11 is what it would be listed as.
 ;)

Title: Re: WW1 Stockport Artillery
Post by: battiscombe on Saturday 14 June 08 14:20 BST (UK)

some confusion here I fear
119th Brigade (A,B,C,D Btys) was a New Army Bde with  38th Welsh Division , by April 1915. Left the Division to become an Army Brigade in January 1917, within Second Army. and was still with them at the end of the war in France