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68 Battery, Royal Field Artillery
XIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, comprised 39th, 68th and 88th Batteries and served as Divisional artillery with 4th Division. The Division was held back from the original British Expeditionary Force by a last minute decision to defend England against a possible German landing. The fate of the BEF in France and the lack of any move by the Enemy to cross the channel, reversed this decision and they proceeded to France in late August. 14th Brigade, RFA were in action at the The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne and at The Battle of Messines in 1914. 39th Battery transferred to XIX Brigade on the 8th of February 1915. In 1915 they fought in The Second Battle of Ypres. In 1916 they moved south and 86 (Howitzer) Battery (less one section) joined in May. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme. They left 4th Division on the 14th January 1917 to become an
Army Brigade. B Battery, 188th Brigade RFA joined and became A Battery of the Brigade and 86th (Howitzer) Battery transferred to XXXII Brigade RFA.
18th Aug 1914 Concentration
19th Aug 1914 Concentration
22nd Aug 1914 Move
23rd Aug 1914 On the Move
24th Aug 1914 On the Move
26th Aug 1914 Shellfire
27th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance
27th August 1914 On the Move
28th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance
28th Aug 1914 On the March
29th Aug 1914 In Action
29th Aug 1914 On the March
30th Aug 1914 Rear Guard
30th of August 1914 A Hot March
30th Aug 1914 On the March
31st Aug 1914 Rear Guard
31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals
31st Aug 1914 On the March
1st Sep 1914 Rear Guard
1st Sep 1914 A Rude Awakening
1st September 1914 Continued withdrawals
1st Sep 1914 On the March
1st Sep 1914 On the March
2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard
2nd September 1914 Continued withdrawals
2nd Sep 1914 On the March
3rd Sep 1914 Rear Guard
3rd September 1914 Continued withdrawals
3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne
3rd Sep 1914 On the March
4th Sep 1914 Rear Guard
4th Sep 1914 At Rest
5th Sep 1914 Rear Guard
6th Sep 1914 Advance Guard
6th Sep 1914 On the March
7th Sep 1914 Advance Guard
8th Sep 1914 Advance Guard
9th September 1914 Battle of Marne
9th Sep 1914 Bridging
10th of September 1914 Marching
12th September 1914 Bad Weather
13th September 1914 Strong Opposition
15th September 1914 Shelling
16th September 1914 Difficulties
17th September 1914
19th September 1914 Attack Repulsed
21st Sep 1914 Defences
23rd September 1914 Patrols
29th September 1914 Ongoing fighting on all fronts
22nd Oct 1914 Enemy attack
27th Oct 1914 Defensive improvements
30th Oct 1914 4th Divison under pressure On the 30th of October 1914 the German forces launched an attack on the line from from le Gheer to the river Douve in the souther Ypres Sector. The British 4th Division extended its line from St. Yves to Messines, now covering a front of 12 miles. At St. Yves, German Infantry broke through, but the advance was halted by a counter attack by the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry under the command of Major C B Prowse. (Prowse Point Cemetery which was later built on the site, was named after him.)
30th Oct 1914 Under Shellfire
31st Oct 1914 More enemy bombardment
3rd of November 1914 Situation Report 
7th Nov 1914 Continued Action
5th December 1914 Quiet
9th December 1914 Uniforms
16th of December 1914 Instruction
19th Dec 1914 British attack
19th Dec 1914 Attack Made
4th of January 1915 Trench Work
21st Mar 1915 Defence Adjusted
3rd May 1915 Ongoing action and withdrawal
24th of May 1915 Enemy occupy farm
24th of May 1915 Into attack
24th of May 1915 Zeppelin being followed
2nd of February 1916 Moving to the Trenches
8th of February 1916 Shelling
9th of February 1916 Villages Shelled
10th of February 1916 Shelling and Bombs
12th of February 1916 A Line Rearrangement
13th of February 1916 German Trenches Shelled
16th of February 1916 Collapsing Trenches
19th of February 1916 Under Heavy Fire
21st of February 1916 Active German Patrols
23rd of February 1916 Weather Turns
24th of February 1916 Snowy Weather
25th of February 1916 Heavy Snow and a German Patrol
26th of February 1916 A Store Burns
27th of February 1916 36th Divisional Artillery Arrive
5th of March 1916 Relief Completed
1st July 1916 Bombardment
2nd Jul 1916 Attack and Counter Attack
31st of January 1918 Training
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238273 Sgt. William Dickers MSM 68 Bty. 14th Brigade My grandfather, Sgt. William Dickers, 68th Battery RFA was wounded in December 1914 at Rouen. He was was the Battery Sergeant Major of B Battery, 83rd Brigade RFA from 1916 to 1919.
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