RA/RGA WW1

[briant]

Could any artillery experts tell me where Grt Uncle Albert serves.I have his British & Victory Medals and the card, but no idea where he was,He survived the war,

186373,Gnr Albert Watson,RA,RGA, Born Murton cum Hilton,Westmorland,1899,


Regards Brian

[Peter Bathe]

Sorry Brian

Can't help directly with Great Uncle Albert, a gunne rin the Royal Garrison Artillery, but you might have more luck with the Great War Forum: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/

[scrimnet]

Could any artillery experts tell me where Grt Uncle Albert serves.I have his British & Victory Medals and the card, but no idea where he was,He survived the war,

186373,Gnr Albert Watson,RA,RGA, Born Murton cum Hilton,Westmorland,1899,


Regards Brian

Perhaps you could pop his MIC up for us...The date of entry may be of use as may some of the other int...

[briant]

Tried the GWF last month but it appears to have been overlooked with the volume of traffic on there,

Not much on the card i'm affraid,

[pwenlock]

Have you searched for his service records online? The gunners were a pretty big organisation & you may be searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack with finding some clues as to his unit

Good hunting
OY

[Peter Bathe]

The MIC appears to suggest he was in an RGA battery numbered 212 - I don't think there were that many Heavy Batteries, but certainly there was a 212 Siege Battery which went to France on 6 Dec 1916. There doesn't appear to be a specific war diary for that battery at National Archives so if there is anything it'll be part of a RGA brigade diary - you've just got to find to which brigade 2121 SB was attached

[briant]

I have tried to find his service record,but they only go up to N

I thought the "RGA/Roll 212B Page 11255 was the ref number at Kew?


Regards, Brian

[forester]

Hello Brian,

Other than that he probably didn't go overseas until early 1918 (purely based on dates of casualties with similar numbers), I'm afraid that there is little I can add. If this is the case, then he could have gone to whichever battery required making up to strength.

You may be lucky, if you can access the actual medal roll (at Kew) and find his battery number on it.

Phil

[briant]

Hi Phil,

What you say was in the back of my mind too,will just have to wait untill TNA & An*****Y go up to the end, which includes W,

Thanks to all who contributed,

Brian