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World War One / Re: RGA Officer Info?
« on: Sunday 07 December 14 10:24 GMT (UK)  »
probably 'Cadet School' .. as that is where he would have been trained.

 
Quote from: RJMortimer on Wednesday 05 November 14 21:50 GMT (UK)
Thanks, any idea what C/S stood for? Is it a rank?

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World War One / Re: 505th Bty RFA
« on: Thursday 20 November 14 08:32 GMT (UK)  »
He was in 505th Bty, as you say.  The previous posted refers to both 65th Brigades. the original one , composed of A/65, B/65, C/65 and D/65 and the second one formed in 1917 which included 505 Bty. These are 2 different units..

the war diary says 505th  went in to action at map reference I.22.b.90.60 [Dickebush area] on the night of the 20/21st July.. and lost its commander Major Frith and captain Goodyear to hospital in the next 2 says..





Quote from: Doodes on Wednesday 19 November 14 19:46 GMT (UK)
Quote from: jim1 on Wednesday 19 November 14 17:22 GMT (UK)
Same topic:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=610732.0
also:
65th Army Brigade was formed of four 18-pdr batteries (465, 466, 504 and 505 batteries) and the batteries were made up to six guns each on 7 Aug 1917. The battery went out to the Western Front on 2 May 1917 and joined Second Army on 6 May 1917.
Unfortunately you need to know which Battery he was in, A,B,C or D after he joined the 65th.
However they were split & went to either 62 or 63 Bde. but remained with the 12th. Div.
http://www.1914-1918.net/12div.htm

That's the bits I don't know really, as I have only the CWGC details to go on
May have to try and get hold of his service record to see what else I can find

Thanks

Dave

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World War One / Re: World War I Medallion - Royal Artillery
« on: Wednesday 19 November 14 08:40 GMT (UK)  »
In this case this would seem to be the 505th Battery in 65th Army Brigade RFA formed in 1917 [an earlier 65th brigade was broken up in 1916], arriving France  2nd/4th May 1917 with 465, 466, 504 and 505 Bty. The war diary exists and records their movements. A great uncle of mine was in 504th Bty
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I will look out for your thread if you start a new one.  I am still trying to find out where my Granddad saw action.  The only place I was able to decipher on his war records was Dickebusche, not far from Ypres, Belgium.  We have been there on several occasions and taken photos of the graves of his comrades who were not so fortunate as him and did not return.

I need to find out where the 505 Howitzers were sent during the time he served.  I have a group photograph which could include your Great Uncle.
I will see if I can attach it here.
My Granddad was William James Panton from Woolwich and he served between December  1915 and August 1919.  He saw action around Dickebusche in June 1917.  On his records it also mentions 65 battery and somewhere else I read 3rd Battalion.

Where was your Great Uncle killed?

I hope the photo comes out ok.  My Granddad is the one on the far right.

Good luck with the research
Carole
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World War One / Re: 176th Howitzer Brigade, Leicester
« on: Thursday 25 September 14 21:26 BST (UK)  »
The Brigade was raised in Leicester forming from 7th June 1915 and went to France 8-9th/1/1916. It was much reorganised .. in May 1916 with men being posted to other Brigades: A Battery went to 160th bde, B Bty joined a London unit [later 235th bde], C Bty went to 152nd bde; D Bty 175th Bde, and its ammunition column became a 34th Divisional unit; it was reformed with men from 152nd, 160th and 175th but was no longer a 'Leicester' unit.. and was finally broken up in August 1916.. so the relative will have moved on to another unit in May 1916

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World War One / Re: identification of group photo, individual photo - help please
« on: Saturday 07 June 14 18:40 BST (UK)  »
I find that I have  2 photos taken in the same garden of this same house, one identified as
B battery 79th Brigade RFA.. if this is indeed a 75th Brigade man, that is interesting .. as another clue in tracking down the location of this billet. .. ...He may have moved Brigade [as many did as batteries were shifted around]. Any possibility for a higher resolution image of men.. and uniforms.. as badging/medals/faces may suggest a date for the photo .. and it may be possible to recognise some officers or NCOs  ... it must be summer 1916 or 1917 by the trees

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World War One / Re: HELP - Family look up RFA WW1, i have an index card but don't understand it
« on: Monday 29 July 13 22:42 BST (UK)  »
for Bdr Arthur G Figg, the number L-25986 indicates he was in one of the locally recruited artillery Brigades - which narrows it down to units in range 148th Brigade through to 190th Brigade [ a link here lists them.. numbered with Roman numerals http://www.warpath.orbat.com/artillery/rfa_btys_wru.htm] . with Divisions in the 30th-40th range. I think the Welsh division is unlikely as most men had a special welsh W- prefix.
I have men of 149th (County Palatine) Brigade arriving that day in France with 30th Division but there may be other possibilities..his number is a bit high for that. 168th (Huddersfield/Rotherham?) Brigade is also a possibility  .. lots of men in that number range and i think it arrived around 28/11/1915. There are no such units in the west country so it depends on where he might have been working and joined up.. in 1915. Its difficult with the artillery ..

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World War One / Re: To which regiment does my Great-Grandfather belong?
« on: Wednesday 10 April 13 22:39 BST (UK)  »
That artillery number would suggest Gnr P. served in  Welsh Territorial artillery unit, possibly with 54th Division which fought in the Middle East; might there be a welsh connection?

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World War One / Re: Royal Field Artillery - Howitzers
« on: Tuesday 21 August 12 23:00 BST (UK)  »
I had a great uncle who served in 504th Bty, 65th Army Brigade RFA - which 505th Bty was also part of. I have some of the war diary .. but it is a long and complex story!.. they ended the war at Maretz, near Le Cateau with the 4th Army Artillery

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World War One / Re: Officer's Cap Badge and Stripes
« on: Sunday 03 June 12 22:21 BST (UK)  »
if this is Canadian Mounted Rifles then there may well be 'specialists' out there who might know more if posted .. great war Forum, for example - the number of Lts with 3 years overseas experience in 1918/19 and was not huge  -  (several had MCs so they can be ruled out ..) .. can you see if indeed 1st.. or another unit?

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