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6th Battery, Royal Field Artillery



17th Aug 1914 40th Brigade RFA sail for France  40th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, comprising 6th, 23rd and 49th Batteries, marched from Bulford Camp to Amesbury Station and entrained for Southampton. for the crossing to Le Havre, France. They were attached to 3rd Infantry Division with the BEF

18th August 1914 On the Move

19th August 1914 Changes in quartering arrangements

20th August 1914 Changes in quartering arrangements

21st August 1914 Taking up stations in assigned areas.

22nd August 1914 Taking up stations in assigned areas.

23rd August 1914 German attack crosses Canal

24th August 1914 Withdrawals

25th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement

26th August 1914 In Action

26th August 1914 Retirement

26th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement

27th Aug 1914 Rear Guard

27th August 1914 Continued withdrawals

28th Aug 1914 Rear Guard

28th August 1914 Initial Intelligence Report

29th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement

30th August 1914 Demolitions on withdrawals

31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals

4th September 1914 Enemy across the Marne

6th September 1914 Attack Made

7th September 1914 Attack progressing

8th September 1914 Ongoing Battles

9th September 1914 Ongoing Action

10th September 1914 Davance

11th September 1914 Continued progress

12th September 1914 Bad Weather

13th September 1914 Strong Opposition

14th September 1914 Further Advance

15th September 1914 Shelling

16th September 1914 Difficulties

17th September 1914 Heavy Bombardment

18th September 1914 Night Attacks

19th September 1914 Attack Repulsed

20th September 1914 Ongoing Action

20th September 1914 Reliefs

21st September 1914 Attacks

22nd September 1914 Reliefs

23rd September 1914 Patrols

24th September 1914 Artillery Exchange

26th September 1914 Aircraft Assists

27th September 1914 Continuing action around bridges

28th September 1914 Bridges

29th September 1914 Ongoing fighting on all fronts

30th September 1914 September Intelligence Summary

1st October 1914 Commencement of Move

22nd Dec 1914 Making Funk Holes Comfortable

1st Aug 1918 Some Shelling  location map

1st Aug 1918 Dispositions  location map

2nd Aug 1918 Hostile Artillery Active  location map

3rd Aug 1918 Quiet

4th Aug 1918 Orders Received

5th Aug 1918 Patrols  location map

6th Aug 1918 Some Shelling

7th Aug 1918 HQ Moves

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2Lt. Leonard Tolcher Tracey MC. 6th Howitzer Battery Royal Field Artillery

Leonard Tracey was the second son of Dr Henry Eugene and Emily Alice Tracey. He was born 19 February 1897 at Willand. He was wounded at Passchendaele in 1917. Affected by mustard gas. As a war settler, he was given a grant for land in Southern Rhodesia. He married Constance Evelyn Winwood Smith in 1921, and died in Salisbury (now Harare) 12th June 1971. He was an Uncle of David Church.

Judith Mary Church




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Gnr. Edwin Charles Bloxham 40th Brigade, 6th Battery Royal Field Artillery

My grandfather, Edwin Bloxham, born in 1885 was captured whilst serving in the 6th Battery, 40th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery on 26th of August 1914 at Le Cateau. My grandfather spent the whole of the war, after being wounded and captured and taken to Doberitz POW camp.

I am exceedingly grateful and proud for what he did for us as and for the sacrifice he made. I am fortunate to have know him as a small child for just a short while, but only now appreciate what he went through. My grandfather came home and remained in the Army at Aldershot until at least 1925 where my own father was born. He too enlisted in 1945 to serve in Palestine. I am very proud to say my great-grandfather, grandfather and father have all served this country in the forces.

Ann Burgess






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