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Northumbrian (North Riding) Heavy, Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
Northumbrian (North Riding) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ in Middlesbrough. It was made up of one Battery and its Ammunition Column.
23rd of April 1915 Artillery Placement
1st Feb 1916 Misty
1st Feb 1916 Shelling
2nd Feb 1916 Bombardment
2nd Feb 1916 Artillery Active
3rd Feb 1916 Bombardment
4th Feb 1916 Quiet
5th Feb 1916 Aircraft Active
6th Feb 1916 Some Shelling
7th Feb 1916 Air Raid
8th Feb 1916 Artillery in Action
9th Feb 1916 Artillery in Action
10th Feb 1916 Artillery in Action
11th Feb 1916 Artillery Active
12th Feb 1916 Heavy Shelling
13th Feb 1916 Shelling
14th Feb 1916 Heavy Shelling
15th Feb 1916 Hostile Batteries
16th Feb 1916 High Winds
17th Feb 1916 High Winds
18th Feb 1916 Observation Difficult
19th Feb 1916 Rounds Fired
20th Feb 1916 Enemy Aircraft
21st Feb 1916 Hostile Battery
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Northumbrian (North Riding) Heavy, Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
during the Great War 1914-1918.
- Blackburn Herbert. Sgt. (d.7th Aug 1917)
- Blowman Charles Thomas. Gnr. (d.6th Jul 1917)
- Burns Joseph. Cpl. (d.6th April 1917)
- Ridley William Charles Victor. L/Bmbdr. (d.17th September 1918)
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253211Cpl. Joseph Burns North Riding Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.6th April 1917)
Joseph Burns died at Hazebrouck Gas Training School, France. I believe he was an instructor and died when an ammunition truck exploded.Anthony Ian Anderson
242991Gnr. Charles Thomas Blowman 1/1st Northumbrian (North Riding) Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery (d.6th Jul 1917)
I do not know where Charles Blowman was when he was killed, he has no known grave and his name is on the Menin Gate. He was the only son of my great uncle Tom Blowman and was a cousin to my mother. I would love to know where and what he was doing when he was killed.Sue Gascoyne
219535Sgt. Herbert Blackburn Northumbrian Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.7th Aug 1917)
My great uncle Sgt. Herbert Blackburn served with the Royal Garrison Artillery Northumbrian Heavy Battery and died of wounds on 7th August 1917. I am trying to locate where he is buried.Ann Griffiths
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