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41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
XLI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served with 2nd Division and proceeded to France with the BEF in August 1914, they remained on the Western Front throughout the war. 40th Brigade RFA took part in most of the major actions. In 1914 they were in action in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, the Actions on the Aisne heights and First Battle of Ypres. They took part in the Winter Operations 1914-15 and in 1915 saw action at The Battle of Festubert and The Battle of Loos. In 1916 they fought in the Battles of the Somme and the Operations on the Ancre.
5th August 1914 Mobilization
11th August 1914 Advance Party arrives
14th August 1914 Quartering Arrangements Completed
16th August 1914 Movement Orders
18th August 1914 On the Move
19th August 1914 Changes in quartering arrangements
20th August 1914 Changes in quartering arrangements
21st August 1914 Taking up stations in assigned areas.
22nd August 1914 Taking up stations in assigned areas.
23rd August 1914 German attack crosses Canal
24th August 1914 Withdrawals
25th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement
26th August 1914 In Action
26th August 1914 Retirement
26th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement
27th Aug 1914 Rear Guard
27th August 1914 Continued withdrawals
27th Aug 1914 On the March
28th Aug 1914 Rear Guard
28th August 1914 Initial Intelligence Report
29th August 1914 Ongoing Retirement
30th August 1914 Demolitions on withdrawals
31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals
4th September 1914 Enemy across the Marne
6th September 1914 Attack Made
7th September 1914 Attack progressing
8th September 1914 Ongoing Battles
9th September 1914 Ongoing Action
10th September 1914 Davance
11th September 1914 Continued progress
12th September 1914 Bad Weather
13th September 1914 Strong Opposition
14th September 1914 Further Advance
15th September 1914 Shelling
16th September 1914 Difficulties
17th September 1914 Heavy Bombardment
18th September 1914 Night Attacks
19th September 1914 Attack Repulsed
20th September 1914 Ongoing Action
20th September 1914 Reliefs
21st September 1914 Attacks
22nd September 1914 Reliefs
23rd September 1914 Patrols
24th September 1914 Artillery Exchange
26th September 1914 Aircraft Assists
27th September 1914 Continuing action around bridges
28th September 1914 Bridges
29th September 1914 Ongoing fighting on all fronts
30th September 1914 September Intelligence Summary
1st October 1914 Commencement of Move
11th Nov 1914 9th, 16th & 17th Batteries RFA in action 17th Battery, XL1 Brigade, RFA, 1st Corps, 2nd Div. are in action in the Battle of Nonnes Boschen (Nun's Wood) near Westhoek. When the final charge of the Prussian Guards regiments broke through the British trenches, only the guns of the 9th, 16th and 17th Batteries stood between the German advance and the City of Ypres. The line held, with the gunners aided by cooks, batmen, HQ office staff with rifles, succeeding in stopping the enemy's advance to the sea and the Channel Ports.
20th June 1915 Back to Action 6th County of London Brigade RFA:
This evening the 15th & 16th London Brigades proceeded into action, the former being attached to the 36th Brigade RFA, and occupying its former position at Vermelles, and the latter to the 41st Brigade RFA near Cambrin F.30.c.5.5. The 6th London Ammunition Column was divided, part going with each battery. Brigade Headquarters and the 17th London Brigade remains at rest at Lapugnoy.
Jul 1915 Training Instruction
Jul 1915 Billets
20th Jul 1915 On the Move 
22nd Jul 1915 On the Move
23rd Jul 1915 On the Move
26th Jul 1915 Orders Issued
17th December 1915 Registering
21st February 1916 Relief Arrives
1st Jan 1917 Reliefs
4th Jan 1917 Relief
8th Jan 1917 Adjustment
10th Jan 1917 Prisoner
17th Jan 1917 Trench Raid
23rd Jan 1917 Orders Received
25th Jan 1917 Relief Completed
25th Jan 1917 Boundary
26th Jan 1917 Orders
27th Jan 1917 Attack Made
28th Jan 1917 Reliefs Complete
29th Jan 1917 In Reserve
1st Feb 1917 Training
2nd Feb 1917 Training
3rd Feb 1917 Training
4th Feb 1917 Training
5th Feb 1917 Training
6th Feb 1917 Training
7th Feb 1917 In Reserve
8th Feb 1917 Moves
9th Feb 1917 Reliefs
19th Feb 1917 Post Captured
24th Feb 1917 Bombardment
1st Mar 1917 Explosions and Fires
3rd Mar 1917 Reorganisation
4th Mar 1917 Reorganisation
5th Mar 1917 Instructions
7th Mar 1917 Reorganisation
8th Mar 1917 Outposts
10th Mar 1917 Orders
11th Mar 1917 Defence Scheme
13th Mar 1917 Instructions
14th Mar 1917 Orders
15th Mar 1917 Evacuation
16th Mar 1917 Quiet
17th Mar 1917 Withdrawal
18th Mar 1917 Withdrawal
19th Mar 1917 Outposts
19th Mar 1917 Orders Received
20th Mar 1917 Orders
20th Mar 1917 Orders
21st Mar 1917 Line Occupied
22nd Mar 1917 Reliefs
23rd Mar 1917 Reliefs
24th Mar 1917 Patrol
25th Mar 1917 Reorganisation
26th Mar 1917 Ground Gained
27th Mar 1917 Advance
28th Mar 1917 Attack
29th Mar 1917 Advance
30th Mar 1917 Advance
31st Mar 1917 Orders
11th Sep 1917 Shelling
4th Jan 1918 In Reserve
5th Jan 1918 In Reserve
6th Jan 1918 In Reserve
7th Jan 1918 Training
9th Jan 1918 Snow
10th Jan 1918 Snow
11th Jan 1918 Poor Weather
12th Jan 1918 Training
13th Jan 1918 Snow and Frost
14th Jan 1918 Training
15th Jan 1918 Training
16th Jan 1918 Bad Weather
17th Jan 1918 Poor Weather
19th Jan 1918 Orders
20th Jan 1918 Orders
21st Jan 1918 Heavy Rain
24th Jan 1918 In the Line
25th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
26th Jan 1918 Orders
27th Jan 1918 Fog
28th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
29th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
30th Jan 1918 Artillery Active
31st Jan 1918 Thick Mist
1st Feb 1918 Trenches Improved
2nd Feb 1918 Trenches Improved
3rd Feb 1918 Orders
4th Feb 1918 Shelling
5th Feb 1918 Warmer
6th Feb 1918 Orders
7th Feb 1918 Fraternisation
8th Feb 1918 Quiet
9th Feb 1918 Reorganisation
10th Feb 1918 Shelling
11th Feb 1918 Quiet
12th Feb 1918 Quiet
13th Feb 1918 Some Shelling
14th Feb 1918 Patrols
15th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
16th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
17th Feb 1918 Enemy Aircraft
18th Feb 1918 Misty
19th Feb 1918 Quiet
20th Feb 1918 Gas Shells
21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation
22nd Feb 1918 Patrols
23rd Feb 1918 Shelling
24th Feb 1918 Shelling
25th Feb 1918 Shelling
26th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
27th Feb 1918 Artillery Active
28th Feb 1918 Shelling
1st Mar 1918 Raids
2nd Mar 1918 Snow
3rd Mar 1918 Patrols
4th Mar 1918 Quiet
5th Mar 1918 Patrols
6th Mar 1918 Gas
7th Mar 1918 Enemy Active
8th Mar 1918 Enemy Active
9th Mar 1918 Mist
10th Mar 1918 Enemy Active
11th Mar 1918 Gas
12th Mar 1918 Gas
13th Mar 1918 Raids
14th Mar 1918 Artillery Active
15th Mar 1918 Intense Fire
16th Mar 1918 Trench Raid
17th Mar 1918 Patrols
18th Mar 1918 Raids
19th Mar 1918 Patrols
20th Mar 1918 Reliefs
21st Mar 1918 Arrangements
21st Mar 1918 In Action
22nd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
22nd Mar 1918 Messages
23rd Mar 1918 Messages
23rd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
24th Mar 1918 Messages
24th Mar 1918 In Defence
25th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
26th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal
27th Mar 1918 In Defence
27th Mar 1918 Moves
31st Mar 1918 Shelling
1st Aug 1918 Some Shelling
1st Aug 1918 Dispositions
2nd Aug 1918 Hostile Artillery Active
3rd Aug 1918 Quiet
4th Aug 1918 Orders Received
5th Aug 1918 Patrols
6th Aug 1918 Some Shelling
7th Aug 1918 HQ Moves
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Those known to have served with41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bailey Harry. Gnr. (d.4th Jul 1918)
- Bowman Walter.
- Driver Collis. Gnr. (d.5th October 1918)
- Heathcote MM.. Sidney. Dvr.
- Jeffery MID. Harry Geoffrey. Bdr. (d.16th May 1915)
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1205858 Dvr. Sidney Heathcote MM. Royal Field Artillery My Grand Uncle Sidney Heathcote served during WWI and on 21st of October 1916 was admitted to Hospital Ship St Andrew for transport to England. He had been admitted to the brigade medical station on 13/10/16 with Dental Caries (rotting teeth) I think.
He recovered from this and went on to survive the war being awarded the Military Medal for Bravery in the Field in Sep 1917, with final discharge in Jan 1919.
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250081 Gnr. Collis Driver 41st Brigade, 16th Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.5th October 1918) My great aunt, Constance Seymour, married Collis Driver on 26th of September 1917. He went back to war and she never saw him again. She never remarried.
My brother and I are going to visit his grave in France on 5th October 2018.
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220021 Walter Bowman 41st Bde. Royal Field Artillery My Grandfather known to me has Walter Bowman Canwell joined the army in Glasgow 1902 attested as a gunner, left in 1906 and was recalled in 1914. He served with the 41st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. I know he was sent on expeditionary to France, not sure after that, was told he was in the ARP in ww2. Don't know why he joined in the name Bowman when our name is Canwell?
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