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110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
CX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, served with 25th Division.
The Division was formed in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army, and assembled in the area around Salisbury. They proceeded to to France in late September 1915 and concentrated in the area of Nieppe. Their first action was in defence of the German attack on Vimy Ridge in May 1916. They then moved to The Somme and joined the Battle just after the main attack, with 75th Brigade making a costly attack near Thiepval on the 3rd of July. The Division was in action at The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres and The Battle of the Ancre Heights. In 1917 they were in action at The Battle of Messines attacking between the Wulverghem-Messines and Wulverghem-Wytschaete roads. In the Third battle of Ypres were were in action during The Battle of Pilkem. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Lys, where the suffered heavy casualties and in June most units of the Division returned to England to reconstitute. The atillery remained in France and between the 26th of May and 4th of June CX Brigade was attached to 8th Division. On the 31st of July the fought with 58th Division, and joined 12th Division on the 4th of August, for the Battles of Amiens and Albert. On the 30th of August they transferred to 47th Division and were in action at the Second Battle of Bapaume. CX Brigade took part in the Battle of Epehy and on the 25th of September transferred to the Australian Corps and was in action in the Battle of the Saint-Quentin Canal. They rejoined the 25th Division on the 4th of October during the Final Advance in Picardy.
28th of September 1915
29th September 1915 Orders 
30th September 1915 Artillery Orders
2nd of October 1915 Orders
2nd October 1915 Orders
5th of October 1915 Orders
8th of October 1915 Reliefs
10th October 1915 Reliefs Complete
25th Dec 1917 Orders
1st of April 1918 Reliefs Complete
28th May 1918 Hard Fighting
17th of October 1918
19th of October 1918
21st of November 1918 Transfer
1st of December 1918 Orders
31st of January 1919 Royal Visit Continues
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Those known to have served with110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. - Blundell Albert. Gnr. (d.21st June 1917)
- Friedman William T. Dvr
- Hall George Alexander. Gnr. (d.21st June 1917)
- Hawksley DSO, MID.. John Plunkett Verney. Lt.Col. (d.8th Aug 1916)
- Lawson Alfred. Drv. (d.21 June 1917)
- Luckman John. Gnr. (d.4th Sep 1918)
- Merridan Arthur. Gnr. (d.20th April 1918)
- Parkinson John William. Gnr. (d.28th November 1917)
- Pelham Arthur Albert. Gnr. (d.29th Aug 1918)
- Thellusson DSO.. Hugh Edmund. Lt.Col.
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252959 Gnr. John William Parkinson 110th Brigade, A Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.28th November 1917) Billy Parkinson served with A Battery, 110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
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222776 Drv. Alfred Lawson 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.21 June 1917) Alfred Lawson was serving with D Battery when he died of wounds.
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222775 Gnr. Albert Blundell 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.21st June 1917) Albert Blundell was serving with D Battery, 110th Brigade RFA when he died of wounds.
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222383 Gnr. George Alexander Hall 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.21st June 1917) George Hall was born in Fulham and enlisted initially into the 10th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. He transferred to the Royal Field Artillery and went to France on 26th of September 1915. He was serving with D Battery when he died of wounds.
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218473 Gnr. John Luckman 110th Bde. 'B' Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.4th Sep 1918) John Luckman was born in Dunton, Green, Kent. He died on the 4th of September 1918 and is buried in Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, France.
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215745 Gnr. Arthur Albert Pelham 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.29th Aug 1918) On the 29th of August 1918, 110 Brigade RFA was shelled and my grandfather, Gunner A.A. Pelham, was killed. He was buried in the village of Maurepas. A letter from the Brigade Commander dated Sept 22nd 1918 explains he died when the Division was advancing and came under heavy shelling.
Arthur Albert Pelham was born in Collyhurst, Lancs and enlisted at Saford. He was the husband of Harriet Pelham, of 15, Middleton Street, Pendleton, Manchester. He was 27.
He is buried in Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt
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212962 Lt.Col. Hugh Edmund Thellusson DSO. 110th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Hugh Thellusson was in command of 110 Brigade. At the outbreak of war, he was a Captain in 40th Brigade, 3rd Division.
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206201 Gnr. Arthur Merridan 110 Bde. D Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.20th April 1918) Arthur Merridan was born in Woolwich in 1890. In 1914 he married Minnie Page and they had a son also named Arthur was born in 1916.
He was killed in 1918 and is buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery.
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