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29th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery    29th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery served with 29th Division. The Division was formed in late 1914 from regular units arriving home from the most distant garrisons of Empire, having been replaced by Territorial units. The new division concentrated in the Stratford-Warwick-Leamington-Rugby-Nuneaton area in the first three months of 1915. They were training for France when orders arrived to prepare to depart for Gallipoli. They embarked from Avonmouth between the 16th and 22nd March 1915 sailing via Malta to Alexandria then on to Mudros in April. They landed at Cape Helles, Gallipoli on the 25 April 1915 and were involved in heavy fighting until the evacuation on the nights of the 7th and 8th of January 1916 when the Division returned to Egypt. In March 29th Division was sent to France, but the DAC remained in Egypt, joining 10th (Irish) Division in October. The DAC of 53rd (Welsh) Division transferred to become the new 29th DAC as the Division concentrated in the area east of Pont Remy by the end of March. In July they went into action in the Battles of the Somme. In 1917 they were in action in the The First, Second and Third Battle of the Scarpe during the Arras Offensive, then moved to Flanders and fought in the The Battle of Langemarck, The Battle of Broodseinde and The Battle of Poelcapelle. Before moving south for The Battle of Cambrai. In 1918 they were in action in The Battle of Estaires, at Messines and The Battle of Hazebrouck including the defence of Nieppe Forest and The Battle of Bailleul. They were involved in The Action of Outtersteene Ridge, The capture of Ploegsteert and Hill 63 during the Advance in Flanders. At the Armistice the 29th Division was selected to march into Germany to occupy the Rhine bridgehead, they crossed the Belgian-German border at Malmedy on the 4th of December 1918. Demobilisation began in December. 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It is likely that Robert was aboard the SS Marquette, which was being used as a troop carrier and also as the No 1 Stationary Hospital. 10 officers and 439 other ranks of the Ammunition Column of the British 29th Division were aboard. The total ship's complement was 741. The Marquette was torpedoed and sank in the Aegian Sea by the SM U-35 German U-Boat. 167 lives were lost Robert was the son of Harry William and Elizabeth Chambers (nee Murray). On the 1911 census he is listed as Robert Chambers age 15 Driver underground in Boldon Colliery is with his parents Harry William and Elizabeth Chambers and family at 4 Primrose Hill, Jarrow Born in Jarrow, he had enlisted in Portsmouth. Robert is remembered on the Mikra Memorial. Vin Mullen Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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