6th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

VI Brigade RFA was part of 7th (Meerut) Division,Indian Army and only had one Battery, 77 Battery. In 1914 they were based at Jhansi and remained in India when the rest of the Division proceeded to France. In 1915-16 they joined the 1st (Peshawar) Division, part of the Northern Army, or Northern Command and were in India throughout the conflict. They saw action on the North West Frontier and in 1919 took part in operations in Afghanistan.

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3rd of April 1918 Taking Over Command

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Dvr. Raymond Adolphus Coomber 6th (London) Brigade. Royal Field Artillery

My grandfather, Raymond Adolphus Coomber, was born in 1875 and, prior to the start of The Great War, lived in the East Brixton area of South London, not far from Holland Road, where the Headquarters of 6th London Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery was based. I believe that he joined this unit at some time before 1914 as a driver, and later was badly injured when a horse he was riding fell, rolling on him and breaking both of his legs. I do not know whether this was an accident or if it happened as a result of enemy action.
Two photographs exist of him in uniform. One is with my grandmother and shows a smart soldier wearing spurs and carrying a riding crop. The other is taken from a postcard (he is 7th from the left in the front rank) which shows artillerymen in various scruffy uniforms and headgear. The back of the postcard is stamped High Wycombe. I suspect that this picture could have been taken after he recovered from his injuries and was sent to a reserve unit. The only souvenir I have of his military service is a very large kitchen knife with the War Dept. arrow stamped on the wooden handle. So perhaps he was not only a driver, but also the battery cook.
John Coomber

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