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176 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery    CLXXVI (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served wth 34th Division. The Division was formed as part of Kitchener's Fifth New Army and was mainly comprised of locally raised Pals Battalions. After initial training near home, they concentrated at Ripon in Yorkshire in mid 1915, In late August they moved to Salisbury Plain to begin final training. They proceeded to France in January 1916 and concentrated at La Crosse, east of St Omer. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme, including the capture of Scots and Sausage Redoubts, The Battles of Bazentin Ridge and Pozieres Ridge. CLXXVI (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA was broken up on the 28th August 1916. 8th Jan 1916 On the Move 9th Jan 1916 On the Move 10th Jan 1916 On the Move 12th Jan 1916 Locations 15th Jan 1916 On the Move  By the 15th of January 1916 all units of 34th Division had arrive in France and concentrated at La Crosse, east of St Omer. 16th Jan 1916 Organisation 21st Jan 1916 Orders 21st Jan 1916 Instruction   22nd Jan 1916 Orders Issued 23rd Jan 1916 On the Move 23rd Jan 1916 In Reserve 26th Jan 1916 On Alert 27th Jan 1916 Emergeny Scheme 28th Jan 1916 Emergeny Scheme 19th Feb 1916 Move   29th Mar 1916 Stores   1st Sep 1916 Artillery in Action 2nd Sep 1916 Quiet 3rd Sep 1916 Quiet 4th Sep 1916 Visit 5th Sep 1916 Stormy 6th Sep 1916 Instruction   7th Sep 1916 Artillery Active 8th Sep 1916 Bombardment 9th Sep 1916 Orders 10th Sep 1916 Quiet   11th Sep 1916 Preparations 12th Sep 1916 Reliefs 13th Sep 1916 Wire Cutting   14th Sep 1916 Raid   15th Sep 1916 Trench Raids   16th Sep 1916 Bombardment 17th Sep 1916 Orders 18th Sep 1916 Trench Raids   19th Sep 1916 Orders 20th Sep 1916 Orders If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 176 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5266 items tagged 176 (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 176 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Bull George Sanders. Sgt. (d.Jan 1984) Heath MM.. George Henry. Bmdr. Martin John. Driver (d.29th Aug 1918) 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 176 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery from other sources. 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Rebecca Add to this record. 250808 Driver John Martin 176th (Leicester) Howitzer Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.29th Aug 1918) My grandfather John Martin volunteered for service around 10th June 1915 and joined 176th (Leicester) Howitzer Battery, RFA. He was a coal man by trade and it is possible his horse was commandeered for service use, leaving John with little choice but to join. At the time he was married with three children, the youngest (my father) was just 8 months old. Some time in 1916 or 17 his unit was disbanded and he was transferred, possibly direct to 27th Battery, RFA part of 32nd Brigade. He was killed in action on 29th of August 1918 and is buried in Windmill Cemetery located on the Arras to Cambrai road. Brian Martin Add to this record. 246795 Bmdr. George Henry Heath MM. 176th Brigade, 235 Battery Royal Field Artillery George Heath was born at Leicester on 15th April 1892, the son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth Heath (nee Goodman). After leaving school he became a shoe hand. He married Charlotte Mary Goodman at Leicester Register Office on 8 November 1913 and they initially lived at Asfordby Street, Leicester. He joined the 176th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery at Leicester on 15th of June 1915 and received the number 32235. Assigned to the 235th Battery, he was a Bombardier and driver with the said unit. He underwent an operation for varicose veins at Frensham Hill in February 1919, and following the success of that operation he was transferred on 6th April 1919. Transferred to Class Z Army reserve on 2nd May 1919 and subsequently discharged. Returning to Leicester and 3 Ullswater Street, he was awarded the Military Medal on 19th August 1919 (received 24th February 1921). As of 1939 he was still at 3 Ullswater Street, Leicester, and employed as a tramway conductor. He died at Leicester in 1973, having had three sons with Charlotte, namely Henry Alfred (b.1914), George Arthur (b.1916) and John Edward (b.1922). I am conducting research on behalf of a Mr. John Heath of Wigston, Leicester, a kinsman of George. Shane Beaver Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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