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45 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
XLV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, served as Divisional Artillery with 8th Division. 8th Division was formed at Hursley Park, Winchester during October 1914 from regular army units returning from around the British Empire. 45th Brigade RFA proceeded to France in November 1914 and remained on the Western Front throughout the war. In 1915 they were in action at The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers and The action of Bois Grenier. On the 18th of October 1915 24th Brigade transferred to 23rd Division to instruct the inexperienced troops. In March 1916 23rd Division took over the front line between Boyau de l'Ersatz and the Souchez River in the Carency sector from the French 17th Division, an area exposed to heavy shelling. In mid April they withdrew to Bruay returning to the Carency sector in mid May just before the German attack on Vimy Ridge, in the sector to their right. On the 15th of June 1916 24th Brigade returned to 8th Division. In 1916 They were in action at the Battle of The Somme. In 1917 they fought in The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and then moved to Flanders and were in action in The Battle of Pilkem and The Battle of Langemarck. In 1918 they saw action during The Battle of St Quentin, The actions at the Somme crossings, The Battle of Rosieres, The actions of Villers-Bretonneux, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battle of the Scarpe and The Final Advance in Artois including the capture of Douai.
19th Sep 1914 Divisional HQ Opens
2nd Oct 1914 Concentration
27th Oct 1914 Exercise
29th Oct 1914 Route March
30th Oct 1914 Concentration Complete
31st Oct 1914 Mud
4th Nov 1914 On the Move
5th Nov 1914 On the Move
6th Nov 1914 Delays
7th Nov 1914 Delays
8th Nov 1914 On the Move 
9th Nov 1914 Into Billets
30th Dec 1914 Message
18th September 1915 Bombarment
29th Jan 1916 Rounds Fired
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Those known to have served with45 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. - Adamson James Valentine. Dvr.
- Barker Clendon James Thomas. Gnr. (d.11th May 1915)
- Cretney Alexander. Gnr. (d.4th Oct 1917)
- Edwards Ernest Fred. Gnr. (d.7th Nov 1918)
- White MM.. Edwin Spencer. Gnr.
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264209 Dvr. James Valentine Adamson XLV Brigade Royal Field Artillery My paternal grandfather was James Adamson, a driver with XLV Brigade RFA.
Born in Govan, Scotland, in March 1891, his medals include the 1914 Star without the clasp, which suggests he was not under gunfire during the Great War before at least the end of November 1914. I believe he served in India but I am unsure whether this was before or after WWI. In later years, he was a pig farmer.
He had a younger brother Andrew, who was killed in 1917. Family members have suggested that he too served with the RFA, but the only likely J Adamson seems to be the wrong one, and the dates don't match up. My research suggests he served with the Royal Engineers on a Cable Section.
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223775 Gnr. Alexander Cretney 45 Brigade, 5 Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.4th Oct 1917) My great grandfather Alexander Cretney was born on 20 April 1876 in Liverpool to Alexander and Elizabeth (nee Timms) Cretney. According to the 1891 census he was already working as a shop boy at the age of 14. In 1898 he married my great grandmother Agnes Duncan whose parents were from Scotland. By 1911 he was an inmate at the Walton on the Hill Workhouse. This may have prompted him to join the army. He enlisted at Seaforth, Lancashire. According to his 1914 Star medal record he was first attached to the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery and was sent to France on 16 Aug 1916. Records indicate he was then transferred or assigned to 8th Division 5th Battery 45th Brigrade. According to the war diaries he was fighting with this division at Ploegsteert at the time of his death on 4 October 1917. He was one of six who died that day. He is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery Steenwerck in France.
He received the 1914 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
May he rest in peace.
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223571 Gnr. Edwin Spencer White MM. 45th Brigade, 57th Battery Royal Field Artillery My uncle Edwin Spencer White was awarded the M.M. while serving with the 57th Battery, 45th Brigade RFA (Gazetted 18 Oct 1918). I would like to know what he did and where he was when he did it.
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