84 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

   LXXXIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, served with 18th (Eastern) Division. 18th (Eastern) Division was established in September 1914, as part of Kitchener's Second New Army. The Division initially concentrated in the Colchester area but moved to Salisbury Plain in May 1915. They proceeded to France in July and concentrated near Flesselles. In 1916 they were in action on The Somme in The Battle of Albert capturing their objectives near Montauban, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge including the capture of Trones Wood, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Thiepval Ridge, The Battle of the Ancre Heights playing a part in the capture of the Schwaben Redoubt and Regina Trench and The Battle of the Ancre. They left the division on the 25th of January 1917.

Jul 1915 Training Instruction

Jul 1915 Billets

2nd Aug 1915 Inspection

2nd of August 1915 Trench Inspection

3rd of August 1915 Batteries Move

5th of August 1915 Quiet Day

7th of August 1915 Hop-Pole Mystery

8th of August 1915 Two Batteries Join Division

9th of August 1915 Bridges Guarded

10th of August 1915 Relief of French

11th of August 1915 Patrol

12th of August 1915 Quiet Time

13th of August 1915 Instruction

14th of August 1915 No Sausages

15th of August 1915 3 Salvos Fired

16th of August 1915 Enemy Active

17th of August 1915 Our Patrols Out

18th of August 1915 German Captured

19th of August 1915 Hostile Patrol

20th of August 1915 Quiet Night

21st of August 1915 Snipers Active

22nd of August 1915 Hostile Balloons

23rd of August 1915 Normal Situation

24th of August 1915 Relief Completed

25th of August 1915 Hostile Marsh Patrol

26th of August 1915 Reliefs

7th Sep 1915 Under Fire

11th Sep 1915 Exchange of Fire

13th Sep 1915 Enemy Snipers Approach

15th Sep 1915 Snipers & Artillery less Active

26th Sep 1915 Reliefs

29th Sep 1915 Trenches Under Shellfire

1st Oct 1915 10th Essex in Trenches

7th Oct 1915 Reliefs

16th Oct 1915 Mine Exploded

17th Oct 1915 Working Parties

22nd Oct 1915 Shelling

27th May 1917 More Brigades Drafted

7th of June 1917 Attack a Complete Success

17th September 1917 Resources Lent to RFA Brigades

16th of April 1918 Situation Quiet

17th of April 1918 A Relief and a Barrage

18th of April 1918 Artillery Active

19th of April 1918 A Raiding Party

22nd of April 1918 A Gas Attack

23rd of April 1918 Constant Shelling

25th of April 1918 Division Attacks

26th Apr 1918 Gun Positions

28th of April 1918 Artillery Quieter

30th of April 1918 Artillery Very Active

3rd of May 1918 Enemy Artillery Active

4th of May 1918 Situation Quiet

10th of May 1918 Gas Shells Used

15th of May 1918 Our Heavies Busy

17th of May 1918 Active Artillery

22nd of May 1918 Enemy Active

23rd of May 1918 Quiet Night

30th of May 1918 A Relief

22nd of June 1918 Slight Activity

5th of October 1918 Orders

7th of October 1918 Orders

13th of October 1918

19th of October 1918

19th of October 1918

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Dvr. Alfred Pattrick. 84th Brigade, D Battery Royal Field Artillery

My grandad pop Alfred Pattrick served from 1914 to 1918 driving ammunition in the RFA. He didn't talk too much about his experiences and I get the feeling he had a bad time but was brave enough to stick it out. I have 2 photographs of him in uniform taken at the start and end of the war and you can see the difference etched on his face. He gave me a selection of postcards which he wrote to his wife and his 3 medals. I believe he saw action at most of the main battles.
Some of the postcards depict Albert and he did speak briefly about the Somme although I would be interested in any further information on the D Battery movements. I also have an audio of him talking in the mid 80's he described an event where he was taking ammunition to the guns felt a 'whiizbang' go past and ended up covered in blood. His comrades were convinced he was a gonna 'Pat's had it' they said. However, on arriving at the medical station he realised the blood was from the mule that had been hit by shrapnel not him.
William O'Neill

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