69 Battery, Royal Field Artillery

   XXXI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, made up of 131, 132 and 133 Batteries and their Ammunition Column was based in Sheffield as part of 27th Division when war broke out. They joined 28th Division at Winchester in December 1914, and 31st Brigade RFA was reorganised with 69 Battery joining from 1 Brigade RFA, 100 Battery joining from 20 Brigade RFA and 103 Battery joining from 21 Brigade. They proceeded to France from Southampton, landing at le Harve between the 16th and 19th of January, they concentrated in the area between Bailleul and Hazebrouck, being joined by additional Territorial units. On the 17th of February 1915, 118 Battery joined from 26 Brigade RFA. In 1915 they were in action in The Second Battle of Ypres and The Battle of Loos. On the 19th of October 1915 orders were recieved to prepare to sail and five days later the first units left Marseilles for Alexandria in Egypt all units (with the exception XXXI and CXLVI Brigades RFA) arrived the by 22nd of November and they went on to Salonika on the 4th of January 1916. Later in the year they were in action during the occupation of Mazirko and the capture of Barakli Jum'a. On the 25th of July 1916, 118 Battery transferred to 130 Brigade, exchanging with A (Howitzer) Battery, 130 Brigade RFA which was renamed D (Howitzer) Battery, 31 Brigade. On the 25th of December 1916, 103 Battery was split between 69 Battery and 100 Battery. In 1917 they were involved in the capture of Ferdie and Essex Trenches (near Barakli Jum'a) and then the capture of Barakli and Kumli. In mid 1918 a number of units returned to France The remainer of the Division were later in actio at the Battle of Doiran and the pursuit to the Strumica valley. When Hostilities with Bulgaria ceased at the end of September the 28th Division was in the area of Trnovo. They moved in early November to Gallipoli and occupied the Dardanelles Forts. .

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L/Bmdr. George William Wallace 69th Battery Royal Field Artillery

George Wallace was one of eight children born to Catherine and Henry Harris Wallace in Lancashire. He joined up with his brother Thomas on the 26th of August 1914 at Seaforth. He was only 5ft 3inches, with a 35 inch chest and weighed only 125 lbs. The medical record said that his general development was fair and that he had blue eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion. He became a driver for the 69th Battery, Royal Field Artillery and was part of the British Expeditionary Mediterranean Force and also served in the British Dardanelles.
He came back from the war having no physical injuries or illnesses. He was discharged on the 10th of September 1919, by which time his two year old niece and his pregnant sister had died of the flu before he had got home.
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Sgt. William Taverner Golding 88th Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.21st October 1914)

William Golding was born in Acton on the 11 April 1891, Son of Henry Miles and Sophia Golding. His father was a park keeper, he had four sisters and a brother and studied at Priory Boys School.
He initially enlisted in London and served with the 69th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, in Rajputana, India prior to the start of the War. He was later promoted to Sergeant and transferred to the 88th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, service no. 48216. He was killed in action on the 21st October 1914 aged 23 years during the first Battle of Ypres and is buried in Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, near Armentieres, Northern France. He is remembered on both the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London and The War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Slough. He is also inscribed on his parents headstone, St Mary's Churchyard, Slough.
Courtesy of www.stmaryacton.org.uk, buckinghamshireremembers.org.uk and www.cwgc.org
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