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WW1 Stockport Artillery
« 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.
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Re: WW1 Stockport Artillery
« Reply #1 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.

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Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: WW1 Stockport Artillery
« Reply #2 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.
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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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Re: WW1 Stockport Artillery
« Reply #3 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
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