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39th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
XXXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served with 1st Division. 1st Division was one of the first British formations to proceed to France in August 1914, and fought on the Western Front throughout the war, taking part in most of the major actions. In 1914 they were involved in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, the First Battle of Ypres and the Winter Operations of 1914-15. In 1915 they were in action during The Battle of Aubers and The Battle of Loos. In 1916 they were in action in the Battles of the Somme. In 1917 they saw action in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Third Battle of Ypres. In 1918 the Battles of the Lys, the Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line, The Battle of the Selle and The Battle of the Sambre, in which the Division fought the Passage of the Sambre-Oise Canal. At the Armistice, 1st Division was selected to advance into Germany and formed part of the Occupation Force at Bonn.
24th Aug 1914 Artillery Duel
26th Aug 1914 On the March
29th Aug 1914 At Rest
30th Aug 1914 On the March
31st Aug 1914 On the March
1st Sep 1914 Outpost Duty
2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard
3rd Sep 1914 Advance Guard
3rd Sep 1914 Retirement
4th Sep 1914 In Action
6th Sep 1914 In Reserve
13th Sep 1914 In Action
14th Sep 1914 In Action
15th Sep 1914 In Action
16th Sep 1914 Artillery In Action
17th Sep 1914 In Action
18th Sep 1914 Artillery In Action
19th Sep 1914 Reliefs Complete
20th Sep 1914 In Action
27th Sep 1914 ombardment
30th Sep 1914 Under Shellfire
24th Oct 1914 Withdrawl
30th Oct 1914 Shelling
31st Oct 1914 Divisional HQ Hit
15th Nov 1914 Orders
13th Jan 1915 Very Wet
14th Jan 1915 Quiet
24th Apr 1915 In the Trenches
24th of May 1915 Zeppelin under observation
1st July 1915 Rounds Fired
2nd July 1915 Appointments
6th July 1915 Leave of Absence
7th July 1915 6th London Brigade RFA in Front Line
8th July 1915 Movement 
9th July 1915 6th London Brigade RFA Register Targets
10th July 1915 6th London Brigade RFA in Action
11th July 1915 Wagons Move Back
12th July 1915 Orders Cancelled
13th July 1915 Reconnaissance
14th July 1915 Batteries of 6th London Brigade RFA Fire
15th July 1915 6th London Brigade RFA Fire
19th July 1915 New Gun Positions
14th Aug 1915 Enemy Aircraft
2nd Jul 1916 30th Howitzer Battery near Caterpillar Wood 30th Howitzer Battery of 39th Brigade RFA ( Special Reserve) were operating close to Caterpillar Wood on 22nd July 1916
1st Jan 1917 Moves
9th Jan 1917 Working Parties
17th Jan 1917 Heavy Snow
22nd Jan 1917 Working Parties and Training
23rd Jan 1917 Moves
24th Jan 1917 Moves
31st Jan 1917 Very Cold Weather
6th Feb 1917 Reliefs
6th Feb 1917 Reliefs
7th Feb 1917 Reliefs
8th Feb 1917 Reliefs
9th Feb 1917 Reliefs Complete
10th Feb 1917 Hard Ground
11th Feb 1917 Quiet
12th Feb 1917 Quiet
1st Apr 1918 Hostile Artillery
2nd Apr 1918 Trench Raids
3rd Apr 1918 Quiet
4th Apr 1918 Orders
5th Apr 1918 Moves
5th of April 1918 Command of the Line
6th Apr 1918 Relief Complete
7th Apr 1918 Moves
8th Apr 1918 Moves
9th Apr 1918 Artillery Barrage
29th Oct 1918 Attack and Counter Attack
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Those known to have served with39th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. - Anderson Thomas Lacey. Dvr. (d.13th Dec 1915)
- Bishop Charles Thomas. A/Bmbdr. (d.24th Jul 1916)
- Churchill Thomas. Pte.
- Cornish John. Gnr. (d.20th Nov 2014)
- Cox William Thomas. Cpl.
- Dawson Edward. Cpl. (d.8th April 1916)
- Dowler Walter. Dvr. (d.15th Nov 1914)
- Page Harold James. Lt.
- Swaine James W.. Dvr. (d.9th Jun 1916)
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262258 Cpl. William Thomas Cox 39th Brigade Royal Field Artillery My grandfather, William Cox was invalided out of the Army in March 1917. My father Albert was born in 1918 but he never knew his father, so I don’t know anything really.
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236296 Cpl. Edward Dawson 39th Brigade, 46th Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.8th April 1916) Edward was the son of Richard and Hannah Dawson and husband of Lucy Drake. He had two sons, Thomas and Frederick. He died aged 28 and buried Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery.
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235023 Dvr. Thomas Lacey Anderson 39th Brigade, 54th Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.13th Dec 1915) Thomas Lacey Anderson forever rests in Lillers Communal Cemetery. He was aged 25 at the time of his death.
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220563 Lt. Harold James Page 30th Howitzer Battery Royal Field Artillery My grandfather, Lieutenant Harold James Page, was serving with the 30th Howitzer Battery of 39th Brigade RFA (Special Reserve) and was wounded close to Caterpillar Wood on 22nd July 1916
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219847 Pte. Thomas Churchill 39th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Pte. Thomas Chuchill enlisted in April 1915 and married in April 1916.
A driver in the 39th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, he was wounded and discharged around 1916/17 but continued to suffer from the wounds sustained in the world war until 1958.
I would like to find out exactly the Battle he was involved in.
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217862 Dvr. James W. Swaine 39th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.9th Jun 1916) James Swaine served with the Royal Field Artillery 39th Brigade. He was executed for desertion 09/06/1916 and buried in Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, French Extension, Bully-Grenay, France.
Soldiers executed by the British Army during World War I will be honoured on a memorial, 90 years after their deaths. Driver James Swaine was shot for being a deserter. Driver Swaine was killed despite being declared unfit by doctors.
His grandson Terry Morrish only found out about his grandfather's death in 1979: "I was never told anything. I grew up believing my step-grandfather was my real grandfather."
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