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Mar 28, 2021 · Hi I am researching the movement of my grandfather during the great war he was a gunner in the 22nd heavy battery RGA. I have got all the relevant war diaries from the national archives, these are easy enough to follow as to the general locations but there are grid references used in these diarie...
Mar 5, 2004 · Posted 5 March , 2004. Short but sweet question, What was a Garrison Battalion ,as the name suggests they stayed at home in the Garrison, but obviously in the Great War they did,nt, so were they used just like a regular Battalion or did they have "other duties". I know the 1st Garrison Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment went to egypt.
Aug 11, 2023 · Yes, each large garrison had a battalion to carry out the administrative and especially escorting, guarding, and policing duties. It freed up the other battalions for training. Such battalions often contained men with limited employability for a range of reasons, albeit mostly medical. Edited 12 August , 2023 by FROGSMILE.
Sep 25, 2007 · WO 95/392 54 Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery 1916 June - 1918 Oct. The file is in the process of being digitised and should be available online later this year. It also contains the separate diaries of the other three batteries in the brigade, but unfortunately not 199. Ron
Jun 13, 2006 · Posted 13 June , 2006. Larkhill Camp began on 12 August 1914, and completed in early 1915, was designated as the School of Instruction for Royal Horse and Field Artillery (Larkhill). Towards the end of the war, it would have had a population of approximately 20,000 soldiers as it contained 34 camps each training a battalion of 600-800 men.
Sep 26, 2010 · 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I have ancestor that spent almost of his WWI career with the Suffolk Regiment and was in Palestine until August 1918 when he was transferred to the 1st Garrison Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Egypt, which appears to have been an Administration battalion for the Expeditionary Force.
Feb 26, 2014 · Occasionally there are requests for enlistment dates for RGA gunners so I have decided to put on forum what I have learnt from viewing many thousands of mens records, occupying many hours over a number of years. For this reason I consider the following to be my copyright and only post it as an ai...
Feb 21, 2014 · Hi all, Looking for info on Benjamin Wood Birth: abt 1886 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Death: Jun 1941 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England 1911 Census, he was in the army 64 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery (any info on the 64 Coy R G A would be great), he served in WW1 not sure if it was...
Aug 21, 2003 · Garrison bns were formed from Medical category B men in the Kitchener New Armies in the second half of 1915. Their purpose was to relieve Territorial Force units which had been deployed to various parts of the Empire in 1914 to relieve Regular units, who were brought back to Europe. This would enable the TF units to take a more active part in ...
Nov 8, 2021 · I agree with the above. 1. [Metal] Smith Sergeant (an appointment in RGA units). 2. Wheelwright Gunner. 3. Acting Staff Sergeant (probably a clerical SNCO within the “Artillery Clerks” section, a discrete organisation (career structure) within the RA as a whole and thus attached to RFA/RHA/RGA).
