231 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

   CCXXXI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served as Divisional artillery with 46th (North Midland) Division. The North Midland Division was a formation of the Territorial Force and was mobilised for war service on the 5th of August 1914. The Division concentrated in the Luton area by mid August. They proceeded to France, landing at Boulogne in late February being first complete Territorial Division to arrive in a theatre of war when they joined the BEF in the Ypres salient. On the 12th of May the Division was retitled 46th (North Midland) Division. They were in action during The German liquid fire attack at Hooge and The attack at the Hohenzollern Redoubt in October. On the 23rd of December the were ordered to proceed to Egypt via Marseilles leaving the DAC, Divisional Train and the Mobile Veterinary Section behind. All units had arrived by the 13th of January 1916 but they spent just a few days in Egypt, being ordered to return to France where the units left behind rejoined. On the 1st of July 1916 they took part in The diversionary attack at Gommecourt. In 1917 they were in action during the Operations on the Ancre, Occupation of the Gommecourt defences, The attack on Rettemoy Graben, The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The attack on Lievin and The Battle of Hill 70. In 1918 they saw action in The Battle of the St Quentin canal, including the passage of the canal at Bellenglise, The Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, The Battle of Cambrai, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of Sambre. At the Armistice, the advance units of the Division were at Sains-du-Nord. The Division moved back to Landrecies on the 15th of November then to the Le Cateau area in early January 1919 where demobilisation began

1st Feb 1915 Training

2nd Feb 1915 Training

3rd Feb 1915 Exercise

4th Feb 1915 Exercise

8th Feb 1915 Communications

12th Feb 1915 Conference

15th Feb 1915 Orders Received

16th Feb 1915 Horses

19th Feb 1915 Inspection

23rd Feb 1915 Inspection

24th Feb 1915 Instructions

25th Feb 1915 On the Move

26th Feb 1915 On the Move

27th Feb 1915 On the Move

28th Feb 1915 On the Move

19th of June 1915

22nd of June 1915 Orders amended

23rd of June 1915 Batteries engaged

28th Sep 1915 Lull in Fighting

7th Oct 1915 Planning

3rd of January 1918 Location of Divisional Units

13th of January 1918 More Snow - More Training

21st of January 1918 Reliefs

28th of January 1918 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down

3rd of February 1918 Dugout Attacked

10th of February 1918 A Large Explosion

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Sgt. Morris Levi Ridge DCM. 231st (North Midland(Brigade), B Battery Royal Field Artillery

Sgt Levi Ridge started his fighting war on the 7th 0f April 1915. The 2nd Battery 2nd North Midland Brigade (Territorial Forc ) were called forward to relieve the regular Artillery. Their four BLC 15 pounder light field guns replacing six of the more modern 16 pounders.
This journey had begun in August 1914 the Terriers had just arrived at Okehampton for there annual camp when Precautionary orders were put into force, they were loaded back onto the trains for the journey back to Stoke on Trent, and told to report to the drill hall the next day. War declared 1100 4th Aug 1915. The territorial forces were now Mobilised. Local training was carried out and on August 14th the men and equipment started the route march that would see them billeted in Hertfordshire, with range work being carried out on Salisbury Plain. At the end of Feb 1915 they were loaded onto ships in Southampton for the journey to Le Havre. Hazebrouck in Belgium was the home for the most of March within earshot of the front. After the initial contact the battery remained in France for the rest of the war, they received the 16 pounder gun and were uplifted to 6 guns in late 1915. They took part in many of the major operations, Messines Ridge, Ypres salient, Hooge, Hill60, Arras, Hindenburg line, St Quentin Canal and many more.
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