15th Battery, Royal Field Artillery

   XV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery made up of 11, 52 and 80 Batteries served with 5th Division. They proceeded to France in August 1914, and fought on the Western Front throughout the war, taking part in most of the major actions. In 1914 they were involved in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, the First Battle of Ypres and the Winter Operations of 1914-15. On the 9th of February 1915, 11 Battery left to join 1 Brigade. In 1915 they were in action during The 2nd Battle of Ypres. In May 1916, A sections of 37 and 65 (Howitzer) Batteries joined to form D Battery, 15 Brigade. In 1916 they were in action in the Battles of the Somme. On the 14th of October 1916, 526 (Howitzer) Battery joined and was renamed C Battery, 15 Brigade sometime before the 11th of December 1916. C Battery was broken up on the 21st of January 1917 with a section joining D Battery and the remainder transferred to 28 Brigade. On the 21st of January 1917, A Battery, 28 Brigade joined and was renamed A Battery, 15 Brigade. In 1917 they saw action on Vimy Ridge at Oppy Wood and in the Third Battle of Ypres. In 1918 they fought in the Defence of Nieppe Forest, they were withdrawn for reat in August but after two weeks were back in action in the Second Battles of The Somme, The Battle of the Selle.

25th Aug 1914 Fierce Fighting

12th February 1916 Daily Battery Activity 236th London Brigade  236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report, very quiet day. Batteries fired very little during day. During the night the 15th London Battery fired on a new trench and down Lens Road. The 8th London Battery fired on trenches & down road at M.18.a.

4th April 1916 A Lot of Ammunition  6th County of London Brigade RFA at Carency report the 15th London Battery used a lot of ammunition today as arranged with infantry. It is reported that whenever we shell the Pimple, the Germans retaliate on Souchez. The light was again bad for observation. At about 1900 and 2000, the 16th Battery shelled the cross road next to Givenchy. Souchez was heavily shelled in the afternoon with 4.2 and 5.9 inch guns. At headquarters, the CORPS Commander (General Wilson) gave a lecture to officers.

16th of October 1916 Artillery Relief Complete

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Dvr. Claude William Hendy Butcher 15th Battery, 36th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

Claude Butcher was in the Middlesex Volunteer Artillery Regiment, which I think was a Territorial Army unit. He enlisted at Holloway on 3rd of December 1915 was discharged 28th of July 1919 having served 3 years 155 days on active service and 83 days in the reserves. He was discharged "physically unfit para 802 (XVI) K.R.".
He was wounded by shrapnel and his horse killed under him. He was treated in Parkhurst Military Hospital on the Isle of Wight. I still have the shrapnel they removed from him along with his spurs, bayonet holder and cap badge. I do not know exactly what part of his body was hit but he did not exhibit any disability in later life. Claude was torpedoed in February or March 1916 while crossing the channel from France. This came from a note sent to his mother on 2nd of March 1916.
After WW1 he was a clerk in an insurance office until his retirement. He was my uncle by marriage and I remember him as a dapper little man, very kind and gentle. He and my aunt did not have children. Unfortunately I did not ask him anything about his war service while he was alive.
Roland Merry

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