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Durham Batteries, Royal Field Artillery    The Durham Batteries, Royal Field Artillery were units of the Territorial Force. 1st Durham Battery and ammunition column were based in Seaham Harbour, 2nd Durham Battery in Silksworth, 3rd Durham Battery was based in West Hartlepool, together they made up the 3rd (County Durham) Brigade RFA. 4th Durham (Howitzer) Battery was based in South Shields along with the Howitzer Ammunition Column, 5th Durham (Howitzer) Battery was based in Hebburn, together they made up the 4th (County Durham) Howitzer Brigade. They proceeded to France with 50th Division. In 1916 they were reorganised. 3rd (County of Durham) Brigade became 252nd Brigade R.F.A. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Durham Batteries were renamed A, B and C Batteries. 4th (County of Durham) Howitzer Brigade became 253rd (Howitzer) Brigade R.F.A. 24th of April 1915 Artillery Orders 19th of May 1915 Artillery movements 31st of May 1915 Relief commands 5th of June 1915 Artillery Joined Division 8th of June 1915    19th Sep 1915 Artillery In Action 20th September 1915 Bombardment 24th September 1915 Letter 24th of September 1915 Orders 24th September 1915 Orders   24th September 1915 Programme 25th Sep 1915 Artillery In Action 25th September 1915 Wind 25th September 1915 Artillery   13th Oct 1915 Diversion 26th October 1915 Ammunition 1st November 1915 Warnings 2nd November 1915 Ammunition 4th November 1915 Training Programme 7th November 1915 Orders Issued 7th November 1915 Reliefs 9th November 1915 Ammunition 10th November 1915 Shelling 23rd November 1915 Guns 25th November 1915 Guns 11th December 1915 Orders 13st December 1915 Orders   13th December 1915 Reliefs   13th December 1915 Orders   15th December 1915 Advance Parties 20th of December 1915    28th of December 1915    31st Dec 1915 Reliefs 1st Jan 1916 In Reserve 1st January 1916  Intelligence   2nd January 1916 Intelligence   3rd January 1916 Quiet   3rd January 1916 Trench Work   4th January 1916 Artillery Active   5th January 1916 Artillery Active   6th January 1916 Whizz bangs   7th Jan 1916 Enemy Active   7th January 1916 Patrols   8th Jan 1916 Artillery Bombardment   8th January 1916 Patrols 8th January 1916 Shelling   9th January 1916 Artillery in Action 9th January 1916 Enemy Trenches   10th January 1916 Artillery Action   11th January 1916 Shelling   14th January 1916 Artillery Active 16th January 1916 Visit 16th January 1916 Reorganisation   18th January 1916 Enemy active 19th January 1916 Bombs 21st January 1916 Shelling 31st January 1916 Casualties 2nd February 1916 Aeroplane Photographs   4th February 1916 Enemy Guns 4th February 1916 Enemy Artillery   5th February 1916 Shelling 5th February 1916 Shelling   5th February 1916 Snipers 5th February 1916 Uniforms 6th Feb 1916 Reliefs 7th February 1916 Shelling   7th February 1916 Artillery Active   9th Feb 1916 Aircraft Active   10th Feb 1916 Artillery In Action   11th February 1916 Warning 12th February 1916 Gas Alert   14th February 1916 Bomardment   19th of February 1916 Shelling   20th of February 1916 Railways   21st February 1916 Snow 21st of February 1916 Observation   22nd of February 1916 Machine Guns   23rd of February 1916 Shrapnel   26th of February 1916 Mining   27th of February 1916 Exchange of Fire   28th Feb 1916 Situation Normal   28th of February 1916 Gas Shells   29th Feb 1916 Artillery In Action   29th of February 1916 Artillery Active   1st of March 1916 Bombardment   1st of March 1916 Air Photos   1st of March 1916 Orders   2nd Mar 1916 Artillery In Action   2nd of March 1916 Attack Made   2nd of March 1916 Bombardment   3rd of March 1916 Craters   4th of March 1916 Quiet   5th of March 1916 Shellfire   7th of March 1916 Orders   7th of March 1916 Orders 8th of March 1916 Mining   12th of March 1916 Mine Shafts   18th of March 1916 Orders   20th of March 1916 Orders   21st of March 1916 Shoot   23rd of March 1916 Reliefs   9th Apr 1916 Attack Made   10th Apr 1916 Attack Made 10th of April 1916 Busy   11th Apr 1916 Reliefs Completed   14th Apr 1916 Field Gun Targetted   22nd Apr 1916 Artillery Exchange 23rd of April 1916 Enemy Active   24th of April 1916 Quieter   25th of April 1916 Shelling   5th of May 1916 Demonstration 11th of May 1916 Reorganisation 16th May 1916 Reorganisation 4th Jun 1916 Strafe   7th Jun 1916 Strafe   25th Jun 1916 Wire Cutting 27th Jun 1916 Artillery Bombardment 28th Jun 1916 Bombardment 25th Sep 1916 In Divisional Reserve If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about Durham Batteries, Royal Field Artillery? There are:119 items tagged Durham Batteries, 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 Durham Batteries, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Forsyth Thomas. Gnr. (d.15th Feb 1916) 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 Durham Batteries, 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. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 214055 Gnr. Thomas Forsyth 1st/4th Durham Howitzer Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.15th Feb 1916) Thomas Forsyth was born in Jarrow in 1894. On the 1911 census he is listed as Thomas Forsyth age 16 Apprentice Draughtsman with Palmer Shipbuilders living with his parents James and Agnes Forsyth at 5 Edith Street, Jarrow on the 1911 census. Thomas is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (north face) in Jarrow. Vin Mullen Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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