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64th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
LXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, served with 12th (Eastern) Division, which was formed in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's First New Army. The Division concentrated in late August with 35th Brigade and artillery near Shorncliffe, 36th Brigade at Colchester, 37th Brigade at Purfleet, Engineers and RAMC at Hounslow, ASC initially were at Aldershot then moved to Lord's Cricket Ground. Final training was undertaken near Aldershot from the 20th of February 1915, with the cavalry, motor machine gun battery, sanitary and veterinary sections joining. They proceeded to France between the 29th of May and 1st of June 1915 landing at Boulogne, they concentrated near St Omer and by 6th of June were in the Meteren-Steenwerck area with Divisional HQ being established at Nieppe. They underwent instruction from the more experienced 48th (South Midland) Division and took over a section of the front line at Ploegsteert Wood on the 23rd of June 1915. They were in action in The Battle of Loos from the 30th of September, taking over the sector from Gun Trench to Hulluch Quarries consolidating the position, under heavy artillery fire. On the 8th they repelled a heavy German infantry attack and on the 13th took part in the Action of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, capturing Gun Trench and the south western face of the Hulluch Quarries. During this period at Loos, 117 officers and 3237 men of the Division were killed or wounded.By the 21st they moved to Fouquieres-les-Bethune for a short rest then returned to the front line at the Hohenzollern Redoubt until the 15th of November, when they went into reserve at Lillers. On the 9th of December, 9th Royal Fusiliers assisted in a round-up of spies and other suspicious characters in the streets of Bethune. On the 10th the Division took over the front line north of La Bassee canal at Givenchy. On the 19th of January they began a period of training in Open Warfare at Busnes, then moved back into the front line at Loos on the 12th of February 1916. In June they moved to Flesselles and carried out a training exercise. They moved to Baizieux on the 30th June and went into the reserve at Hencourt and Millencourt by mid morning on the 1st of July. They relieved the 8th Division at Ovillers-la-Boisselle that night and attacked at 3.15 the following morning with mixed success. On the 7th they attacked again and despite suffering heavy casualties in the area of Mash Valley, they succeeded in capturing and holding the first and second lines close to Ovillers. They were withdrawn to Contay on the 9th July. They were in action in The Battle of Pozieres on the 3rd of August with a successful attack capturing 4th Avenue Trench and were engaged in heavy fighting until they were withdrawn on the 9th. They moved north and in 1917 were in action at Arras in The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux and The Third Battle of the Scarpe. They remained in the Arras sector until the 30th of October when they moved to Hesdin for the Cambrai offensive in which the Division suffered heavy losses. LXIV Brigade left the division on the 6th of January 1917
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5th Aug 1917 64th Brigade RFA in action near Zillbekke 64th Army Brigade RFA were in action on the 5th August 1917 near Zillebekke near Ypres where they had been from the beginning of August. Albert Phillips was awarded the Military Medal for actions this day.
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253908 Cpl. Victor Henry "Dick " Babb A Bty. 64th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Victor Babb enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery on the 17th of August 1914.
He was posted to 64th Brigade Royal Field Artillery on 25th of November 1914 as a Driver. Appointed acting Bombardier on the 11th of August 1917, he was Promoted to Bombardier on the 29th of September 1917 then to
Corporal on the 5th of November 1917.
He was appointed acting Sergeant after the war on 21st of January 1919 but reverted to the rank of Corporal on the 27th of March 1919 for the misdemeanor of taking a rifle from the store and shooting game in France on 23rd of Feb 1919. He was transferred to Class Z Army Reserve on 4th of May 1919 having served on the Western Front for the period 1st of June 1915 to 5th of May 1919. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
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252919 Gnr. Wallace Jones D Battery, 64th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.17th Oct 1917) Wallace Jones was my great uncle who went off to war never to return home to Awre in Gloucestershire.
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251262 Gnr. William Saunders 64th Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.5th Sep 1917) William Saunders was my Great Aunts Jenny's first husband. I know little more about him.
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248919 Pte. Frederick W. Luckhurst 64th Brigade Royal Field Artillery I recently found a Christmas card with 64th Brigade RFA coat of arms on it dated 1917-1918. It was from my grandfather, Fred Luckhurst to my grandmother. My grandfather never spoke about his wartime experiences all I knew was that he had served in Ypres. Finding the Christmas card was the first clue I had as to which regiment he served in. We have his medals and some embroidered cards and we have these on display. It is something to hand down to our grandchildren.
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227777 Bdr. Stanley Gibbs MM. 64th Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery (d.5th Aug 1917) Stabley Gibbs was the son of William and Eva Gibbs of 3 Ramsgate St., Dalston Lane, Hackney, London.
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224743 Gnr. Harry Cherry 64th (Burnley Howitzer) Bde. C Bty Royal Field Artilley (d.5th Nov 1918) Harry Cherry was the son of William and Alice Cherry, of 63, Thursby Rd., Burnley, later of 53, Windsor Rd., Morecambe. He died of dysentery 5th November 1918, aged 22. Listed as a prisoner of War, his name is on the Screen Wall in the Worms (Hochheim Hill) Cemetery, Germany.
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218557 Gnr. Harry Cherry 64th Brigade. C Battery. Royal Field Artilley (Burnley Howitzers) (d.5th Nov 1918) Harry Cherry served with C Battery, 64th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Burnley Howitzers) during WW1 and died of dysentry on the 5th November 1918, aged 22. He was listed as a prisoner of war and is commemorated on the Screen Wall in Worms (Hochheim Hill) Cemetery in Germany.
He was the son of William and Alice Cherry, of 63, Thursby Rd., Burnley, later of 53, Windsor Rd., Morecambe.
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212893 Albert Phillips MM. 64th Brigade Royal Field Artillery My Grandfather Albert Phillips was in the 64th Brigade RFA and won the Military Medal on the 5th August 1917. According to the war diary they were near Zillebekke near Ypres from the beginning of August, but I am not sure for how long.
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