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49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery    49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery served with 49th (West Riding) Division. The West Riding Division was part of the Territorial Force. When war broke out in August 1914, the units of the Division had just departed for their annual summer camp, they were at once recalled to their home base and mobilised for war service. They concentrated in the South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire area for training. They proceeded to France in April 1915, the infantry sailing from Folkestone to Boulogne and the other units sailed from Southampton to Le Havre. The Division concentrated in the area around Estaires. Their first action was in the The Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. In 1916 They were in action in the Battles of the Somme. In 1917 they were involved in the Operations on the Flanders Coast and the The Battle of Poelcapelle during the Third Battle of Ypres. In 1918 they were in action during the Battles of the Lys, The pursuit to the Selle and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice, The 49th Division was resting at Douai, demobilisation began in early 1919 15th May 1915 Instruction   30th May 1915 Instruction 5th Mar 1917 Reliefs 14th Mar 1917 Under Shellfire   15th Mar 1917 Artillery Bombardment   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5235 items tagged 49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Allen Leslie. Drv. (d.13th Sep 1918) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 49th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 19th Nov 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 261267 Drv. Leslie Allen 49th Div. Ammunition Col. Royal Field Artillery (d.13th Sep 1918) Leslie Allen was the eldest son of Frederick Allen and Rose Keen. He died on 13th of September 1918 and was buried at Duisans British Cemetery at Etrun in France. His name is also commemorated on the Cowley War Memorial in St. James Church, Cowley, Oxford. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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