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177 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
CLXXVII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, joined 16th (Irish) Division on the 22nd of February 1916 in France. They were in action on the Somme during the The Battle of Guillemont in which the Division captured the village and The Battle of Ginchy. In 1917 they fought at the The Battle of Messines and The Battle of Langemark, during the Third Battles of Ypres. In 1918 they were in action on the Somme 1918 with the Division suffering very heavy casualties. On the 18th of June 1918 the Division returned England and was reconstituted loosing almost all of its remaining Irish units at this point. The reformed Division returned to France on the 1st of August 1918 and fought in The Final Advance in Artois.
20th Nov 1917 Artillery In Action 
21st Nov 1917 Shelling
2nd Jan 1918 Heavy Shelling
3rd Jan 1918 Aircraft Active
14th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
15th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
21st Jan 1918 Working Parties
25th Jan 1918 Heavy Shelling
26th Jan 1918 Poor Visibility
2nd Feb 1918 Cross Roads
21st Feb 1918 Bombardment
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1206556 Gnr. John Miller 177th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.30th Oct 1917) Gunner John Miller, 31509 177th Royal Field Artillery was my Great-Grandfather who died whilst serving in Ireland. He is buried in the Curragh Cemetery, just outside Dublin. John was transferred to the 320th Home Service Company Labour Corp at some point and he was serving with them at the time of his death.
I have always been told that John had visited the doctor a number of times complaining of headaches, only to be sent away without further investigation. Sadly, on 30th October 1917, John died whilst on duty and it was discovered that he had suffered a brain haemorrhage.
John's wife Ellen was a strong lady and having just lost her husband and having a young daughter, Kathleen, must have kicked up a bit of a stink as she was taken over to Ireland for John's burial on the Curragh in 1917.
At the bottom of John's headstone, there is the inscription "Always remembered, never forgotten" and he hasn't been. I visited his grave for my 30th birthday in 2000 and plan to go back soon - hopefully, 2017.
I know that the Curragh Barracks were handed back to the Irish in 1922 but feel very sad that the War Graves in the Curragh Cemetery are not tended with the same respect and dedication that I have seen in every other war cemetery (both WWI and WWII) that I have visited. It appears sufficient to chuck a couple of sheep over the wall and leave them to keep the grass under control, but this piece is about John's story.
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246208 Lt. Phillip Henry Burt Fitch MC. 177th Brigade. D Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.23rd July 1917) Lieutenant Philip Fitch MC. served with D Battery, 177th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
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241322 Ralph Barraclough MM. 177th Brigade Royal Field Artillery We have conflicting information about Ralph Barroclough and he is mentioned in the War Diary of 46th Brigade RFA, but with Royal Engineers also mentioned on his MiC.
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231264 Cpl. Alban Laurence Hicks 177th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.30th Mar 1918) Alban Hicks was a Corporal in C Battery, Royal Field Artillery of 177th Brigade, attached to the 16th (Irish) Division from 22nd of February 1916.
Among numerous other battles during this time, including, the Battles of Guillemont and Ginchy in 1916, he was in action during the Battle of Messines on 7th June 1917.And later the Battles of St. Quentin and Rosieres in the beginning of 1918.
He was killed in action on 30th of March 1918 during the Second Battle of the Somme 1918 and was buried in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux.
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226906 Gnr. George Cocksedge 177th Bde, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.6th Aug 1917) George Cocksedge was the fourth child of Jonathan and Annie Cocksedge of Conisbrough near Doncaster in Yorkshire England. Before he joined the army he worked in the coal mines with the pit ponies. His father Jonathan and older brother John Edward also fought in WW1, both returned home.
George was killed in action on 6th of August 1917 aged just 20, he had his birthday a month before. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery.We only know when he was killed, but do not know exactly where.
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220107 Gnr. Frank John Bussey 177th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.3rd Aug 1917) In 1911 Frank Bussey was working as a Barman in Fulham, London, England and living at 55 Goldhawk Road, Fulham. He served as a Gunner with "C" Bty. 177th Bde. Royal Field Artillery and was aged 27 when he was killed on
03/08/1917. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery. He was the son of James William and Jane Bussey, of 15A,
Alma Place, Maison Dieu Rd., Dover, Kent.
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Artillery Operations of the Ninth British Corps at Messines, June 1917 Army War College (U.S.)
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