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173rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery   24th of November 1915 Arrival of Artillery Planned 27th Nov 1915 On the Move 27th of November 1915 On the Train 28th of November 1915 On the Move 28th Nov 1915 On the Move 29th of November 1915 On the march 29th of November 1915 Moves Completed 30th of November 1915 Ulster Division Artillery Detrains 30th of November 1915 Billeting 2nd of December 1915 Building Horse Lines 9th of December 1915 Ammunition 10th of December 1915 Battery moves 15th of December 1915 Winter Horse Standings Built 19th of December 1915 Movement Instructions Dec 1915 Training 1st of January 1916 Working and Training 8th of January 1916 Moves   23rd of January 1916 Training for Ammunition Columns 24th of January 1916 Marching in France 25th of January 1916 By the Sea 1st of February 1916 Firing Practice 24th of February 1916 Marching to the Line 24th of February 1916 Snowy Weather   24th Feb 1916 On the March 27th of February 1916 36th Divisional Artillery Arrive 28th of February 1916 Changes to the Front   28th Feb 1916 Relief 29th of February 1916 Into Gun Positions 29th of February 1916 Active Aeroplanes   1st of March 1916 Gun positions 1st of March 1916 Reorganisation   2nd of March 1916 Very Strong Enemy Wire   3rd of March 1916 Divisional Artillery Relieved   5th of March 1916 173rd Bde take over 5th of March 1916 Relief Completed   6th of March 1916 Enemy Contact 7th of March 1916 Trench Mortars Bombard Village   12th of March 1916 Aircraft Active 1st of April 1916 Relief begins 2nd of April 1916 Releif Complete 2nd Apr 1916 Reliefs 12th of April 1916 Transfer of Command 19th April 1916 Into Action 20th of April 1916 New Position 26th of April 1916 A New C.O. 29th of April 1916 Supporting a Raid 1st of May 1916 Battery Locations 7th of May 1916 Bombardment 16th of May 1916 Enemy attack 17th of May 1916 Reorganisation 18th of May 1916 Move 20th of May 1916 Enemy shelling 21st May 1916 A Quiet Time 23rd of May 1916 Assistance Refused 24th of May 1916 A Quiet Time 25th of May 1916 Reorganisation   1st of June 1916 A Quiet Life 6th of June 1916 A Successful Raid 10th of June 1916 An SOS Call 19th of June 1916 Helping the French 20th of June 1916 Simpson's Group 23rd of June 1916 HQ Moves 24th of June 1916 British Attack Begins 25th of June 1916 British Bombardment 26th of June 1916 Wire Cutting Continues 27th of June 1916 A Few Tears Shed 28th of June 1916 The Enemy Hits Back 29th of June 1916 A Postponed Date 30th of June 1916 A Further Postponement 30th of June 1916 Positions During Bombardment   1st of July 1916 Somme Battle Begins   1st Jul 1916 In Action 2nd of July 1916 German Gas Attacks   5th Jul 1916 Reliefs Complete   7th Jul 1916 In Action   8th of July 1916 Four Hour Bombardment   8th of July 1916 Infantry Supported   9th July 1916 Shelling Pozieres   9th Jul 1916 In Action   12th July 1916 Back to the Wagons 13th of July 1916 Reorganisation 14th of July 1916 On the March   18th of July 1916 Artillery Rejoins 22nd July 1916 Into Belgium 23rd of July 1916 Enemy Activity 27th of July 1916 Some Relief 29th July 1916 HQ Moves 30th of July 1916 A Take Over   31st of July 1916 More Relief 1st of August 1916 New Emplacements   6th of August 1916 Rearrangements   7th August 1916 Divisional Front Extended   15th of August 1916 Moving the Wagons   16th of August 1916 Shrapnel Showers 17th of August 1916 New Wagon Lines   18th of August 1916 Usual Trench Warfare   26th of August 1916 Battery movement   27th of August 1916 Wagon Lines Moved   28th of August 1916 Wet and Windy 28th of September 1916 Bombarding the Foe   29th of August 1916 Gas Attack Plan   31st of August 1916 Gas Bombardment   1st of September 1916 Gas Attack 2nd September 1916 A Gas Alarm 3rd of September 1916 A Few Quiet Days 6th of September 1916    7th of September 1916 A Rearrangement 8th of September 1916 New Battery Positions   9th of September 1916 Reliefs   10th of September 1916 Quiet Day 11th September 1916 Brigade Reorganised   14th of September 1916 A New Battery   15th of September 1916 New Organisation 16th of September 1916 A Bombardment   17th Sep 1916 A Gas Alarm   18th of September 1916    19th of September 1916 A Few Bombs Fell   20th of September 1916 Trench Mortars Active 22nd of September 1916 A Programme of Bombardment   24th September 1916 Trenches Damaged   27th of September 1916 A Downed Balloon   30th of September 1916 Supporting a Raid   1st of October 1916 Relieving the Canadians   5th of October 1916 Firing on the Enemy   9th of October 1916 Supporting a Gas Attack   10th of October 1916 Tit for Tat   12th of October 1916  Box Barrage for Inniskillings   13th of October 1916 Gunsmoke   14th of October 1916 Gunsmoke ceased   15th of October 1916 Enemy Fairly Active 17th of October 1916    18th of October 1916 An Officer Transfers 20th October 1916 Enemy Activity Increases 23rd of October 1916 Mortar Attack   24th of October 1916 Active TMs 25th of October 1916 TMs and Enemy Active 29th of October 1916 Raid Support   31st of October 1916 A Faulty Fuse   1st of November 1916 A Big Explosion   4th of November 1916 TM Action   5th of November 1916 Working Parties Quelled   6th of November 1916 Enemy Signals   7th of November 1916 TMs Silenced 8th of November 1916 Heavy Rain 12th of November 1916 Normal War 14th of November 1916 TMs Silenced 15th of November 1916 A TM Demo   16th of November 1916 Successful Raid   17th of November 1916 Quiet and Misty 19th of November 1916 Enemy TMs Active 20th of November 1916 Fog and Orders   20th of November 1916 A Torpedo Ignored   23rd of November 1916 Combined Bombardment   24th November 1916 Hostile TMs 25th of November 1916 Hostile Fire 26th of November 1916 Three Men in a Plane 27th of November 1916 Thick Mist 30th of November 1916 Combined Bombardment 1st of December 1916 Obscured Lines 4th of December 1916 Effective Shooting 5th of December 1916 Spranbroek Group Formed 6th of December 1916 Effective Punishment 8th of December 1916 A Livelier Enemy 11th of December 1916 A Tea-time "Hate" 16th December 1916 A Green Light 17th of December 1916 Enemy Active 19th of December 1916 Two Recruits 20th of December 1916 Enemy aeroplanes 21st of December 1916 Another Tea-Time "Hate" 24th of December 1916 Some Hostility 25th of December 1916 A Quiet Christmas 27th of December 1916 Bombardment and Relief   28th of Decmber 1916 Relief Complete 29th of December 1916 On the March 30th of December 1916 Marching to Lumbres 31st of December 1916 A Broken March 1st January 1917 Calais Arrival 2nd of January 1917 Parades 3rd of January 1917 Daily Training 7th of January 1917 Battery Inspection 7th of January 1919 Miners Demob 8th of January 1917 A Visit and Training 9th of January 1917 Daily Training 12th of January 1917 On the March   16th January 1917 Handover   17th of January 1917 Ten Minute Bombardment   18th January 1917 Swapping Commands   20th of January 1917 A Concentrated Response 21st of January 1917 A TM Punished 22nd of January 1917 An Enemy Attack 23rd of January 1917 Aerial Activity 24th of January 1917 Enemy at Work 25th of January 1917 Enemy Shelling   26th of January 1917 A Gun Destroyed   27th of January 1917 A German Offensive?   28th of January 1917 Active Albatrosses 29th of January 1917 A Daring Albatross 30th January 1917 Target Registration 31st of January 1917 A Gunpit Hit   1st of February 1917 Heavy Shelling Received   2nd of February 1917 Aeroplane Activity 3rd of February 1917 Wire Cutting 4th of February 1917 Office Destroyed 5th of February 1917 A Few Rounds Fired 6th of February 1917 Enemy Less active 7th of February 1917 Active Aircraft 8th of February 1917 Cutting Wire 9th of February 1917 Lunchtime Bombardment 10th of February 1917 Daily Wire Cutting 11th of February 1917 Freezing at Messines   12th of February 1917 Observation Bad 13th of February 1917 TM Action 14th of February 1917 Hostile Activity 15th of February 1917 A Pilot Captured 16th of February 1917 British Planes Active 17th of February 1917 A Minor Operation 18th of February 1917 Four Concentrations Given 19th of February 1917 Divisional Cooperation 20th Feburary 1917 Punishment Meted Out 21st of February 1917 A Minor Operation   22nd of February 1917 Wagons on the Move   23rd of February 1917 Attempted Enemy Raid 25th of February 1917 Quiet and Misty 26th of February 1917 Aerial Activity 27th of February 1917 Enemy Active 1st of March 1917 Location and Action   2nd of March 1917 Hit with Shrapnel 3rd of March 1917 A Visitor 4th of March 1917 Enemy Active   5th of March 1917 A Misty Day 6th of March 1917 Group Cooperation 7th of March 1917 Trenches Bombarded 9th of March 1917 Heavy Shelling 10th of March 1917 Quiet and Misty 11th of March 1917 Balloon Destroyed   12th of March 1917 Attacking the Back Areas 14th of March 1917 A Group Shuffle 16th of March 1917 Relief Begins 17th of March 1917 New Locations   19th of March 1917 Battery Movement 21st of March 1917 German TMs Active 24th of March 1917 Germans Try a Raid 26th of March 1917 A Reconnoitre 28th of March 1917 Commander Returns 29th of March 1917 Damaged Battery   1st of April 1917 Mist and Snow 3rd of April 1917 Smoke Screen 5th of April 1917 Severe Retaliation 7th of April 1917 Aerial Bombardment   8th of April 1917 Heavy Shelling   9th of April 1917 Concentrated Firing 10th of April 1917 Wind and Snow 11th of April 1917 Artillery Concentrations 12th of April 1917 Plenty of Work To Do 13th of April 1917 Hostile Aircraft 15th of April 1917 A Quiet Few Days 20th of April 1917 A Prussian Offer 22nd of April 1917 Fine and Normal 24th of April 1917 Spanbroek Group Explained 25th of April 1917 More German Activity 27th of April 1917 Noticeable Change 1st of May 1917 A Decoy Concentration 2nd of May 1917 Smoke Barrages 5th of May 1917 Determined Bombardments   6th of May 1917 Shelling 7th of May 1917 Intense Bombardments 8th of May 1917 Heavy Enemy Shelling 11th of May 1917 German Persistence   12th of May 1917 Ammunition Stores 15th of May 1917 Dugout Hit   16th of May 1917 More German Guns Seen 27th May 1917 More Brigades Drafted 28th of May 1917 Much Damage Done   29th of May 1917 Systematic Bombardment 30th of May 1917 Increased Enemy Activity 31st of May 1917 Both Sides Active 1st of June 1917  2nd of June 1917 Messines Hit by Anzacs 3rd of June 1917 16 Prisoners Taken 4th of June 1917 Trench Raid 5th of June 1917 Enemy Active 6th of June 1917 Battle HQ   7th of June 1917 Into Battle 7th of June 1917 Attack a Complete Success   8th of June 1917 Bolder Enemy Aircraft 17th of June 1917 Officer Casualties 20th of June 1917 Out of the Line 21st of June 1917 Equipment and Training 26th of June 1917 Under Fire Again 27th of June 1917 Night Firing 28th of June 1917 Enemy Less Active 21st of November 1917 A Rainy Move   30th of September 1917 Battle Narrative   10th October 1917 Guns Redistributed   20th of October 1917 Work and Play   30th of November 1917 Heavy Enemy Attack 1st November 1917 British Offensive Expected   3rd of November 1917 A Successful Raid   4th of November 1917 Preparations for Attack   19th of November 1917 Final Preparations   20th of November 1917 British Attack    22nd of November 1917 Enemy Resistance 23rd November 1917 More Enemy Attention 24th of November 1917  26th of November 1917 Artillery Reorganised 29th of November 1917 Artillery Reorganised Further 1st of December 1917 Constant Lookout Kept   3rd of December 1917 Brigade Moves   4th of December 1917 Very Quiet 6th of December 1917 Tank Attack Expected   12th of December 1917 Transfer to Metz Front 13th of December 1917 Cold and Frosty 14th of December 1917 Harassing the Enemy 19th of December 1917 Battery Command Changed 21st of December 1917  22nd of December 1917 Corps Front Bombarded 23rd December 1917 Heavy Shelling on Boar Copse 26th of December 1917 A Difficult March 1st of January 1918 On the March 7th of January 1918 On the March 13th of January 1918 Relieving the French 14th of January 1918 Taking Over   15th of January 1918 Gun Locations   16th of January 1918 Gun Positions   17th of January 1918 Work on Gun Positions 22nd of January 1918 SOS Line Firing 23rd of January 1918 A Quiet Time 1st of February 1918 Defence Preparation 12th of February 1918 HQ Moves 15th of February 1918 Battery Relief 21st of February 1918 HQ Moves   23rd of February 1918 Revised Defences 27th of February 1918 Attack Expected 28th of February 1918 Attack Anticipated 1st of March 1918 Special Barrages   2nd of March 1918 Utmost Vigilance Required   3rd of March 1918 An Aggressive Attitude   4th of March 1918 Enemy Patrols Active   7th of March 1918    8th of March 1918 Targets   9th of March 1918 Fine Weather 10th of March 1918 Enemy Guns Quiet 11th of March 1918 Anti-Tank Guns Placed   12th of March 1918 Working Parties 13th of March 1918 Mutual Support Arranged   14th of March 1918 New German Vehicles 15th of March 1918 Situation Queit 17th of March 1918 Gas Attack Expected 17th of March 1918 Gas Precautions Taken 18th of March 1918 New German TMs 19th of March 1918 Enemy Attack Expected   20th of March 1918 Lull Before the Storm 21st of March 1918 Germans Attack   31st of March 1918 Account of Operations   1st of April 1918 At La Rue St Pierre 2nd of April 1918 On the March 4th of April 1918 Refitting Work 8th of April 1918 On the Move 17th of April 1918 Batteries into Action   18th of April 1918 Our Aggressive Guns 19th of April 1918 Retaliations 20th of April 1918 Infantry Relieved 23rd of April 1918 A Delayed Move 24th of April 1918    27th of April 1918 Under Bombardment   28th of April 1918 Into Action   29th of April 1918 Quiet Days 30th of April 1918 Reports   5th of May 1918 Artillery Quiet 6th of May 1918 Road Shelled   8th of May 1918 Enemy More Active 10th of May 1918 Extended Front 11th of May 1918 Gas Concentration 15th of May 1918 Gas Operations 17th of May 1918 Harassing Fire   31st of May 1918 A Minor Operation   1st of June 1918 Quiet Enemy 4th of June 1918 Gas Concentration 5th of June 1918 Sections Relieved 6th of June 1918 More Sections Relieved 7th of June 1918 A Move 9th of June 1918 An Inspection 11th of June 1918 18 pdrs into Action 12th of June 1918 Howitzers into Action 13th of June 1918 Training   1st of July 1918 A Horse Show 4th of July 1918 On the Move 6th of July 1918 Relieving the French 10th of July 1918 Enemy Active 11th of July 1918 Hostiles Quiet 13th of July 1918 HQ Moves 15th of July 1918 Support Lines Shelled 17th of July 1918 In Action 19th of July 1918 9th Division Attack 20th of July 1918 Front Line Attacked 21st of July 1918 Night Firing 25th of July 1918 Moving Forward 28th of July 1918 Howitzers Fire Gas 29th of July 1918 Gas Concentration Fired   1st of August 1918 An Operation 2nd of August 1918 Heavy Shelling 4th of August 1918 Gas on Bailleul 6th of August 1918 Enemy Active 9th of August 1918 A Gas Attack 10th of August 1918 Batteries Shelled   11th of August 1918 Hostile Activity 12th of August 1918 Stream Crossing Gassed   13th of August 1918 Bailleul Billets Gassed 14th of August 1918 Hurricane Bombardment 16th of August 1918 Wire Cutting 18th of August 1918 Mural Farm Raid 21st of August 1918 A Chinese Attack 21st of August 1918 A Chinese Attack 23rd of August 1918 Counter-attack Repulsed 24th of August 1918 Objective Achieved 27th August 1918 Enemy Gas Attack 30th of August 1918 A Move Forward   1st of September 1918    2nd of September 1918    3rd of September 1918 Heavy Strafing   4th of September 1918 Enemy Gains Ground   5th of September 1918 Considerable Casualties   6th of September 1918 Taking Prisoners 7th of September 1918 Heavy Gas Shelling 8th of September 1918 Wet Weather 9th of September 1918 Heavy Fire   10th of September 1918 On the Move   17th of September 1918 Heavy Gas Shoots   18th of September 1918 Heavy Night Shelling 19th of September 1918 Relieved to Wagon Lines 21st of September 1918 Guns Into Action   21st of September 1918  Artillery Moves 23rd of September 1918 Operation Postponed 28th of September 1918 Moving Up   29th of September 1918 Moving Forward   30th of September 1918 Following Retreating Germans   1st of October 1918 Batteries in Action   1st of October 1918  Allies Attack   2nd of October 1918  2nd of October 1918 Co-operating with 29th Div   4th October 1918 Reports   5th of October 1918 Horse Casualties 6th of October 1918 Attack Anticipated   7th of October 1918 Very Active Shoots 11th of October 1918    12th of October 1918 Goldflake Farm Lost 13th of October 1918 Goldflake Farm Retaken   14th of October 1918 Moving Forward   15th of October 1918 Firing a Barrage   16th of October 1918 Advance to Courtrai   16th Oct 1918 In Action   18th of October 1918 Moving Forward   19th of October 1918 Battery Action   20th of October 1918 II Corps Advances 22nd of October 1918 Crossing the Lys   22nd of October 1918 A Combined Attack   23rd of October 1918 Active Batteries   25th of October 1918 Cooperation with French   28th of October 1918 A Relief and a Fire 28th of October 1918 On the Move   1st of November 1918 Brigade At Rest 4th of October 1918  Reports and Reliefs   11th of November 1918 Hostilities Ceased 12th of November 1918 At Tourcoing   1st of December 1918 Training and Sports 1st of January 1919 Recreation and Sports 4th of January 1919 Demobilisation 23rd of January 1919 Horses Demobbed 1st of February 1919 More Demobilisation 1st of February 1919 HRH Visits More Units 15th of February 1919 Boxing Tournament 20th of February 1919 Reduced to a Cadre If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 173rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5702 items tagged 173rd 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 173rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Achilles H. M.. 2nd Lt. Allen B. H.B.. Lt. Angel A. H.. 2nd Lt. Arnold W.. Mjr. Ascott W. T.. Drvr. (d.8th August 1917) Ayton Charles. Drvr. (d.2nd December 1917) Backhouse Arthur Joseph. Bmbdr. (d.17th October 1918) Billings R. H.. Gnr. (d.1st February 1917) Blake Frederick James. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Bliss A,. Sgt. (d.2nd August 1917) Board A.. Lt. Bodger H. W.. 2nd Lt. Bond Thomas. Sgt. (d.21st July 1917) Bostock-Smith C.. Lt. Box F.. Gnr. (d.30th October 1918) Broome F. N.. 2nd Lt. Brown A.. G (d.14th August 1917) Brown E. W.. Gnr. (d.27th April 1918) Brownlow C. A.L.. Mjr. Bryan Victor. Drvr. (d.5th December 1917) Bullwinkle D. N.. 2nd Lt. Burgess W.. Lt. Burne DSO. A. H.. Mjr. Buttle W.. Gnr. (d.3rd December 1917) Cameron Donald Alexander. Gnr. (d.24th July 1917) Carter A. W.. Drvr. (d.23rd April 1916) Chapman MC.. C. L.. Capt. Chapman MID, MC. Charles Lancelot. Mjr. (d.22nd August 1917) Chapman F. T.. Lt. (d.18th December 1917) Cooper B.. Gnr. (d.17th August 1917) Coupland-Smith F. V.. Lt. (d.2nd July 1917) Crossley Charles Joseph. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Cunningham E. M.. 2nd Lt. Cuthbert J.. 2nd Lt. Dale George Alfred. Drvr. (d.4th October 1917) Dale Harry Lister. Drvr. (d.23rd December 1917) Davies William Arthur. Gnr. (d.2nd December 1917) Davis W. H.. Drvr. (d.8th August 1918) Dixey R. N.. Capt. Dobson C. J.. Gnr. (d.2nd December 1916) Dunkly J. B.. Lt. Easdale Goudie. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Easthoe S.. Wheeler (d.21st March 1918) Edmenson W. A.. Capt. Edwards DSO. George Richard Owen. Mjr. (d.17th June 1917) Elliot William Herbert. Gnr. (d.2nd March 1917) Elner Edward Harry. Cpl. (d.4th August 1917) Empson R. C.. A/Mjr. Fellows Mervyn. 2nd Lt. (d.25th August 1917) Finch Herbert Herchell. Dvr. Flack Jonah. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Flanagan P. J.. Lt. Flixon Wallace. Gnr. (d.19th November 1918) Ford R. E.. 2nd.Lt. Freeman Frank George Bausor. Cpl. (d.21st March 1918) Goddard Arthur. Gnr. (d.27th April 1918) Godfrey H. B.. L/Bmbdr. (d.15th October 1918) Goodwin E. W.. Bmbdr. (d.1st August 1917) Gough J.. Gnr. (d.15th October 1918) Graham E.. Gnr. (d.27th July 1917) Green Thomas William. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Guinness H. R.G.. Capt. Hagen Alfred George. Cpl. (d.27th April 1918) Hampton F. J.. Drvr. (d.15th October 1918) Hardie J. C.. 2nd Lt. Harford A. M.. 2nd Lt. Harford R. E.. 2nd Lt. Harris George William. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Hill Percy Sydney Patrick. Sgt. (d.30th June 1917) Hindle Harold. Gnr. (d.6th February 1917) Holland H.. Gnr. (d.4th December 1917) Holliday William Henry. Gnr. (d.18th June 1917) Howe T. B.. Drvr. (d.27th May 1915) Howroyd J. L.. Sgt. (d.4th July 1917) Hunt F. J.H.. 2nd Lt. Iddon H.. 2nd Lt. (d.23rd August 1918) Inman Leslie Stoner. Gnr. (d.26th October 1918) Jackson E. J.G.. Lt. Jackson John William. Gnr. (d.14th August 1917) Jeal John Walington. Gnr. (d.8th October 1918) Jenkins Horace Frederick. Gunner Jessop C. N.. Lt. Johnston H. A.. Sgt. (d.7th July 1916) Jones Lenard Lewis. Sgt. (d.28th March 1918) Joyce F. F.. Gnr. (d.20th July 1917) Julian A. W.. Capt. Kelsey William. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Kennedy J. F.. 2nd Lt. Kenny Horace William . L/Bdr. Kenny Horace William. Bdr. Kimmins John. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Kirkland J.. Gnr. (d.25th March 1918) Lally F.. Gnr. (d.27th April 1918) Lane D. W.. Gnr. (d.22nd September 1916) Lebish Frank Roland. 2nd Lt. (d.25th July 1917) Lee G. W.. Capt. Lee Graham. Gnr. (d.23rd April 1918) Leonard Percy Harold. Gnr. (d.18th July 1917) Littleton J. N.. Capt. Lockhart J. F.K.. Capt. MacGregor Gregor Alexander. Gnr. (d.30th November 1917) Macnamara R. M.. 2nd Lt. Macorkindale J. C.. 2Lt. Mandale John James. Drvr. (d.31st July 1917) Mann Theodor John Lewis. Lt. (d.28th April 1918) Marsh W. J.. Gnr. (d.3rd July 1917) Mason Stanley. Gnr. (d.21st March 1918) Maxwell MM. Walter. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) McCarthy James. Gnr. (d.6th September 1918) McNess James Morris. G (d.6th March 1917) Meiners F.. Gnr. (d.1st December 1917) Merrett MM. Charles John. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Midgley Walter. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Mills D.. Drvr. (d.5th November 1916) Mitchell William James Maltby. Gnr. (d.27th April 1918) Montgomery Arthur. Gnr. Moran F.. Drvr. (d.1st August 1917) Munday Charles James. Gnr. (d.1st February 1917) Murray A. D.. Mjr. Nash MM. James. Cpl. (d.22nd September 1917) Newman Nathaniel Halford. Drvr. (d.23rd May 1918) Orr Edward Farquharson B.. Lt. (d.24th March 1918) Page Harry Leslie Charles. Sgt. (d.3rd July 1917) Parfitt E. G.. 2nd Lt. Parsons A. G.. Capt. Parsons Harry. L/Bmbdr. (d.11th May 1918) Paxton H.. Gnr. (d.11th August 1917) Pearce Arthur. Gnr. (d.14th June 1918) Pearson R. C.. Bmbdr. (d.31st July 1917) Pearton C.. Drvr. (d.20th April 1918) Pickett W. R.. 2nd Lt. Plumstead E. S.. Gnr. (d.15th October 1918) Porter George Arthur. Act. Bmbdr. (d.9th August 1917) Preston E. J.. Drvr. (d.12th December 1917) Read W.. Drvr. (d.9th August 1917) Rees T.. Drvr. (d.9th November 1918) Reid DSO.. C. A.. Mjr. Rickards MC. G. A.. Lt. Roberts Alfred George. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Roberts W. V.. Fitter (d.29th June 1917) Robertson George. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Ross R. J.. Gnr. (d.29th July 1918) Ruddy A.. Capt. Schwedin R. P.. 2nd Lt. Scott C. A.R.. Mjr. Scott E. T.. Lt. Sharp R. R.. 2nd Lt. Shearer MC. T. H.. A/Capt. Shirra A. G.. A/Capt. Simister James Samuel. Driver Simpkin N. T.. 2nd.Lt. Simpson H. C.S.. Mjr. Simpson DSO. H. C.. Lt-Col. Simpson N.. Lt. Smith George. Drvr. (d.7th October 1918) Smith Herbert Ernest James. Dvr. Smith Robert James. Drvr. (d.31st July 1917) Spink Cyril John. Gnr. (d.19th July 1918) Spooner W. J.. Drvr. (d.28th October 1918) Steele N. C.. 2nd Lt. Stone J.. Drvr. (d.22nd August 1917) Stott S. R.. Capt. Studd E. G.. Lt. Sullivan David William. Drvr. (d.16th August 1917) Thomas T.. Gnr. (d.2nd December 1917) Thompson MC. Robert Lloyd. Mjr. (d.1st December 1917) Tyler Henry Mostyn. Gnr. (d.12th August 1917) Vick H.. Gnr. (d.5th April 1918) Vickery W. E.. Gnr. (d.18th July 1917) Walker George Walter Victor. Bmbdr. (d.21st March 1918) Walsh J. T.. Drvr. (d.18th February 1919) Warren John. Drvr. (d.28th September 1919) Wheatley R.. Lt.Col. Wiffen William Henry. Drvr. (d.12th January 1919) Willcox N.. Lt. Willox Andrew. Drvr. (d.21st March 1918) Wilson G. D.. Gnr. (d.22nd August 1917) Wood Thomas. Bmbdr. (d.15th May 1917) Woodfine John Edward. Gnr. (d.21st March 1918) Woodward H. G.. Gnr. (d.26th October 1918) Wyncoll Clifford William. 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Wheatley brought the 173rd Brigade RFA out from England to France in November 1915. He served with the 173rd Brigade until 12th April 1916 when he handed temporary command to Bde.Mjr A.D.Murray, pending the arrival of Major (later Lt. Col) H.C. Simpson, who took command of the Brigade on 26th April 1916. Lt. Col. Wheatley left to serve with the Royal Horse Artillery. Add to this record. 242401 2nd.Lt. N. T. Simpkin 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Second Lieutenant Simpkin served with B Battery, 173rd Brigade, RFA. Add to this record. 242400 Mjr. C. A. Reid DSO. 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Major Reid Scott served with D Battery, 173rd Brigade RFA. Add to this record. 242399 Capt. A. G. Parsons 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Captain Parsons served with B Battery, 173rd Brigade RFA. He was wounded on 30th November 1917. Add to this record. 242397 Capt. C. L. Chapman MC. 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Captain Chapman served with D Battery, 173rd Brigade RFA. Add to this record. 242396 Lt. W. Burgess 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Lt. Burgess served with 173rd Brigade RFA until 19th October 1916, when he transferred to 11th Heavy Artillery Group, 2nd Army. Add to this record. 239540 2nd Lt. E. M. Cunningham 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Second Lieutenant Cunningham was wounded on 28th April 1918. Add to this record. 239532 2nd Lt. H. W. Bodger 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Second Lieutenant Bodgerwas wounded in January 1918. Add to this record. 239527 Capt. G. W. Lee 173rd Brigade, C Bty Royal Field Artillery Captain Lee also served with `B' and `D' Batteries during the war. Add to this record. 239526 Mjr. W. Arnold 173rd Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery Major Arnold served with `A' Battery in 1917 and `C' Battery in 1918. Add to this record. 239525 Lt. E. G. Studd 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Lt. E. G. Studd was wounded in June 1917. Add to this record. 239519 Lt-Col. H. C. Simpson DSO 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Lt.Col. Simpson was the Commanding Officer of 173rd Brigade in France and Belgium. Add to this record. 239514 Lt. G. A. Rickards MC 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Major Rickards had previously been with `C' battery, before moving to `D'Battery. He was wounded in March 1918. Add to this record. 239510 2nd Lt. H. M. Achilles 173rd Brigade, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery Second Lieutenant Archilles was wounded on 28th April 1918. Add to this record. 239498 2nd Lt. F. J.H. Hunt 173rd Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery Second Lieutenant Hunt was wounded on 28th April 1918. Add to this record. 239475 Drvr. Jonah Flack 173rd Brigade, A  Bty Royal Field Artillery (d.21st March 1918) Jonah Flack was 27 when he died. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Simon Flack, Mill Road, Lakenheth, Brandon, Suffolk. Jonah is commemorated on the Giavara Memorial, Italy. Add to this record. 239474 Shoeing Smith Clifford William Wyncoll 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery (d.3rd November 1916) Clifford Wyncoll was aged 18 when he died. He was the son of Mr T. and Mrs E.E. Wyncoll, Church Cottage, Peldon, Colchester. Clifford is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souve Cemetery, Grave IV.A.74. Add to this record. 239473 Gnr. H. G. Woodward 173rd Brigade, C Bty Royal Field Artillery (d.26th October 1918) Gunner Woodward is buried in Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery, Grave I.Q.12. Add to this record. 239472 Gnr. John Edward Woodfine 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery (d.21st March 1918) John Woodfine is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France, Panel 7-10. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Artillery Operations of the Ninth British Corps at Messines, June 1917 Army War College (U.S.) More information on: Artillery Operations of the Ninth British Corps at Messines, June 1917 Links Suggest a link

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