161 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

   CLXI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery joined 31st Division on the 30th of December 1915 at Fovant on Salisbury Plain.

8th Nov 1915 Orders

9th Nov 1915 Orders

10th Nov 1915 Orders

11th Nov 1915 Orders Issued

12th Nov 1915 On the Move

17th Nov 1915 On the Move

18th Nov 1915 Orders

1st Dec 1915 Reliefs

2nd Dec 1915 Poor Conditions

4th Dec 1915 Quiet

5th Dec 1915 Orders

6th Dec 1915 Bombardment

7th Dec 1915 Artillery Active

8th Dec 1915 Mine Exploded

9th Dec 1915 Wet Day

10th Dec 1915 Moves

11th Dec 1915 Reliefs

12th Dec 1915 Training

19th Dec 1915 Instructions

22nd of April 1916 Shrapnel Casualties

20th of June 1916 Boche Working Feverishly

24th Jun 1916 Artillery in Action

25th Jun 1916 Artillery in Action

26th Jun 1916 Artillery in Action

27th Jun 1916 Bombardment

28th Jun 1916 Bombardment

29th Jun 1916 Bombardment

1st July 1916 Terrible Losses

2nd of July 1916 A Gallant Plan

29th Aug 1916 Bombardment

1st Apr 1917 Attack Made

4th Apr 1917 Bombardment Commences

9th Apr 1917 Assault Made

14th Apr 1917 Assault

23rd of May 1917 German Front Stiffened

27th May 1917 More Brigades Drafted

7th of June 1917 Attack a Complete Success

26th Sep 1917 Shelling

27th Sep 1917 Hostile Attack

1st Nov 1918 Orders

2nd Nov 1918 Moving up

4th Nov 1918 Heavy Fighting

5th Nov 1918 Funerals

6th Nov 1918 Very Wet Day

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161 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
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Dundas MC & Bar. George. Lt. (d.2nd Sep 1918)
Filby Ernest. Dvr. (d.13th July 1917)
Freakes Alexander John. 2Lt (d.3rd Sep 1918)
Johnson Ramsey Gelling. 2Lt.
Jones Charles Reginald. Gnr. (d.20th October 1918)
Randall Hugh. A/Bdr (d.27th April 1917)

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2Lt. Ramsey Gelling Johnson 161st Brigade, B Battery Royal Field Artillery

Ramsey Gelling Johnson was a qualified advocate who responded to the call for volunteers. He enlisted as a private in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps in November 1915. In April 1917 he joined the 161st (Yorks) Brigade, RFA in France as 2nd Lieutenant and was allocated to B Battery. He served with B/161 until the end of the war. He served at Messines and Passchendaele. An Inns of Court Officer.
Rosemary Penn

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Dvr. Ernest Filby 161st Brigade, A Bty. Royal Fiield Artillery (d.13th July 1917)

Ernest Filby was born in Hull circa 1880 and he had siblings: Francis b.1888, George William 1892-1964, James Harold b.1894, Wilfred 1896-1971, Fred Rubert b.1901, Annie b.1907 and Stanley Filby b.1909.
Ernest Filby's first job about 16 years of age was with G Elvin & Co. Printers and Stationers, Hull. The 1911 Census shows Ernest to be 21 years of age and living at 72 Rosemead Street, Hull, East Yorkshire. He was employed in the shipyard as a Labourer Fitter.
Ernest joined the Royal Field Artillery and on 13th July 1917, aged 27, he died of his wounds and is buried at Adinkerke, Arrondissement Veurne, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium.
His brothers George William Filby served in the Labour Corps on short service attestation and Wilfred Filby served in the Navy from 25th Marrch 1916 his first sShip was HMS Victory II and his last service date was 26th April 1919 on HMS Hecla.

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Lt. George Dundas MC & Bar A Bty. 161st Bde (d.2nd Sep 1918)

Lt. George Dundas attested to the Canadian Expeditionary Force on Mar 3rd, 1915. He enrolled directly from the University of Toronto into the Eaton Motor Machine Gun Brigade. While motorized machine guns were cutting edge technology at the time, they didn't fit easily into static trench warfare & were used very little. Due to boredom, George found a chance to enlist with the RFA, which he did. He joined either 61st or 161st brigade (not clear on that)in France during March 1916.
Bored again with the 18 pounders he transferred to trench mortars. At that point, as he says in a letter to his friend, "I wanted excitement and action and I bally well got it." He received the Military Cross in October 1916 at the Somme and added a bar in March 1918 during the German's spring offensive - a very rare combination. Less than 350 were awarded during the war I believe. Officers usually didn't live long enough to receive two commendations for bravery.
Lt. George Dundas, enrolled very near the beginning of the war & managed to come within about a month of seeing the end of it. He died Sept 2nd, 1918 and during the push east of Amiens. He is buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Lt. George was my Great-Great Uncle. I'd like to know more about the activities of his brigade or any other information related to him.
Kelly Dundas

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