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5th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
V Brigade, made up on 64, 73 and 81 Batteries, initially served with 7th (Meerut) Division of the Indian Army and were based in India before the war. They travelled to France via Suez, landing at Marseilles on the 26nd of September 1914. They were in action during the Battle of La Bassee then transferred to 3rd (Lahore) Division on the 22nd of November 1914. They were involved in the defence of Givenchy in December and in 1915 they fought in The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of St Julien, The Battle of Aubers
and The Battle of Festubert. The Artillery remained in France when the Lahore Division moved to Mesopotamia in December 1915. Between the 20th of March and 13th of July 1916 the brigade came under command of the 3rd Canadian Division and were in action during The Battle of Mount Sorrel and on the Somme. They transferred to 4th Canadian Division in September 1916, seeing action on Vimy Ridge and in the battle of Arras
In July 1917 5 Brigade RFA became an Army Brigade and served with Second Army in October 1917, Third Army in December 1917, First Army in February 1918, Fifth Army in July 1918 and Fourth Army in October 1918.
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
19th July 1915 New Gun Positions
9th Jan 1917 Counter Attacks
10th Jan 1917 Steady Progress
11th Jan 1917 Assault Fails
13th Jan 1917 Progress Made
14th Jan 1917 Aircraft shot down
16th Jan 1917 Slight Advance
17th Jan 1917 Hard Fighting
18th Jan 1917 Heavy Bombardment
18th Jan 1917 Ground Gained
21st of April 1917 Operations Postponed
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Those known to have served with5th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. - Arnsby Robert Alfred. Gnr. (d.18th June 1918)
- Ayres James George. Gnr. (d.3rd December 1917)
- Mcnally Rrobert Henry.
- Riley James. Gnr. (d.7th Jun 1918)
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253531 Gnr. Robert Alfred Arnsby D Battery, 5th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.18th June 1918) Robert Arnsby was the eldest son of Robert Henry Arnsby and his wife Delia, nee Connors. Bobby died in France on the 18th of June 1918, he died of wounds following a gas attack and is buried at Pernes British Cemetery.
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247077 Gnr. James George Ayres 5th Brigade, 402nd Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.3rd December 1917) Gunner James George Ayres born in Acton in 1897, the sixth of eight children of William and Elizabeth Ayres. He served with the 402nd Battery, 5th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and was probably posted to France when he was 19 in mid-1917. He died on 3rd of December 1917 aged 20 years and is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France. Tincourt was a casualty clearing station so it is possible he was brought there and died of his wounds. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London.
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215485 Gnr. James Riley Royal Field Artillery (d.7th Jun 1918)  James Riley enlisted in Hebburn and served in the Royal Field Artillery. He died age 26 on the 17th June 1918 having served with the 5th Army Brigade. He is buried at Terlinthun Military Cemetery, Wimile which is on the outskirts of Boulogne, France. His medal card shows the award of War and Victory Medal with a note of his death.
James was born in Jarrow 1892, son of Arthur and Isabella Riley nee Miller.
He was married to Isabella Riley nee Wilkinson of 24 Wood Street Hebburn Colliery. James came from a coal Mining family living at 24 Wood Street, Hebburn Colliery . In the 1911 Census his father Arthur(49) was a hewer, brothers John William(20) a putter, Robert(16) a driver and James himself(18) a shifter in the coal mine. Isabella(45) is his mother and has been married for 26 years. There were 12 children born of which 10 survived. 9 are living at home with 4 younger brothers of school age, Ralph(13), Arthur(11), Andrew(8) and Matthew(3). There are 2 daughters, Christina(22) who is married with 1 child (not listed on form) and Isabella who is 5 years old.
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