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118 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery    CXVIII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, served with 26th Division. The Division was established in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army. The units of the new division began to to assemble in the Salisbury Plain area from September 1914. Training was much improvised as equipment and Khaki uniforms were not available until early spring 1915. They proceeded to France in September 1915 and the division concentrated at Guignemicourt to the west of Amiens. In November 1915 26th Division moved to Salonika via Marseilles. On the 26th of December they moved from Lembet to Happy Valley Camp. In 1916 they were in action in the Battle of Horseshoe Hill. In 1917 the fought in the First and Second Battles of Doiran. On the 9th of August 1917 they transferred to 74th (Yeomanry) Division and were in action during The Third Battle of Gaza, including the Capture of Beersheba, and the capture of the Sheria Position and in December the capture of and defence of Jerusalem. In 1918 they were in action during The Battle of Tell'Asur until the 9th of March when the moved back to Lydda and the artillery was reorganised. In April they moved to Kantara then sailed from Alexandria on the 29th of April for Marseilles, moving by train to Rue, near Abbeville. Training for trench warfare was undertaken, notably gas defence drills and at the end of May they moved to Doullens. On the 14th of July, the Division took over in the front line near Merville. In September they were in action in The Second Battles of the Somme (Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battles of the Hindenburg Line including the Battle of Epehy and fought in The Final Advance in Artois and Flanders. at the Arnistice the division was at Ath. Five days later they moved to the area around Tournai. 16th Nov 1915 Attack Supported If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 118 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5231 items tagged 118 (Howitzer) Brigade, 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 118 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Doggett DCM.. Albert Edward Victor. Sgt. Powell Harry. Gnr. 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 118 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery from other sources. 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Albert was evacuated to Norwich and treated at Norfolk Hospital, Norwich. Albert was promoted Cpl on the 8th Jan 1915. (age 17years & 5 mths). Posted to A Bty, 81 Bde RFA 17 (Northern) Div. at Swanage. Promoted Sgt 7 May 15 (age 17y 10mths). 17 Div moved to Winchester in June 1915, and proceeded to France on the 13th of Jul 1915. 17th Div went into the Ypres sector and on the 5th of Aug 1915, were in action at Hooge. On 11th Aug 1915 A/81 Battery, including Sgt Doggett and a portion of the Ammunition Column withdrawn and posted to 118(H) Bde 1(Canadian) Div at Ploegstreet. from Sept to December 1915 they shelled German trenches and rear areas around Ploegstreet including Petite Douve Farm and Messines Town. On the 25th of Sep 1915 A/81 was renamed 460 Battery then on the 15th Dec 1915 460 Battery was renamed 461 Battery. Albert spent Christmas 1915 in the line and as 461 Battery Sgt's Mess Sgt Doggett was to sing "Old Soldiers Never Die". On the 4th of Apr 1916 118(H) Bde moved North to the Ypres area and were engaged in shelling Hill 60 and St Eloi. On the 15th of July 1916 118(H) Bde broken up. 461 Battery (including Sgt Doggett) transferred to 58 Bde RFA 11 (Northern) Div who were freshly arrived from Egypt. The Battery was located at Dainville until the 4th of Sep 16 when they moved to Mash Valley for ops against Thiepval, Mouquet Farm, Schwaben Redoubt. Sgt Doggett remained with D/58 till Feb 1919 fighting through the Battles of Messines, Third Ypres, and through to the Armistice just South East of Mons. He won a DCM on 7 Nov 1918 at Eth Wood. As a regular soldier he was posted to Cork in Feb 1919 and transferred to the reserve in Dec 1920. He died in 1990 aged 93. Robin van Geene Add to this record. 205958 Gnr. Harry Powell 459th Howitzer Bty. Royal Field Artillery Harry Powell, Gunner 35181 was born in 1883 in Leeds. On 02/09/1904 Harry joined the Army in Leeds as a 7 year reservist and served as a Gunner. He married in Leeds in 1906 and left the Army in 1911. He emigrated to Australia in 1912 and was called up again in Dec 1914 while in Melbourne (He went AWOL in Egypt for a while en-route back to the UK - a wild lad ) Harry served with the 459th howitzer RFA, 118th brigade with the First Canadian Division. He was discharged 11/12/1918 and given the 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal & Silver War Badge. I have spent years trying to find his DOB and where he joined up in Leeds but sadly to no avail, can anyone help? Steve Hope Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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