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Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Faversham.
26th Oct 1918 Kent Heavy Battery endure shelling Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery, RGA was at Pont-a-Pierre and being heavily shelled
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211435 Bdr. Frank Davison 332 Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.28th Sep 1917) My great uncle was Bdr 317454 Frank Davison from Faversham, Kent. He served with the Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery before joining 332 Seige Battery RGA with whom he died of wounds on 26/09/1917. He is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery near Poperinghe.Also buried very close is Corporal 125696 Fred Hudd of the same Battery. He died of wounds on 28/09/1917. In Brandhoek Military Cemetery is Gunner 168213 Duncan LANG of the same battery. He died of wounds on 30/09/1917. Did these men die through wounds sustained at the same time? My great uncle served with the unit of the Battery that was based in Preston Street, Faversham. Any information of the Home Counties (Kent) Heavy Battery or 332 Siege battery would be gratefully received.
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209139 Gnr. John Bryant 1/1st Heavy Coy Kent Royal Garrison Artillery Jack Bryant was posted for duty on the 8th of August 1914 at Sheerness. He was wounded at Achiet-le-Grand 23rd of March 1918 and was hospitalized for 2 years before being discharged 23rd March 1920. I would be very grateful for any information in relation to my grandfather.
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