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26th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery    26th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery proceeded to France with 1st Division, being amongst the first troops to arrive on the Western Front. They saw action in the Battle of Mons, The Marne, The Aisne and First Ypres as well as the Winter operations of 1914-15. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 262460 Gnr. John Ramsey 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery John Ramsey was my great-grandfather, who married my great-grandmother in 1918 in Shrewsbury. He was in the Royal Garrison Artillery with the British Expeditionary Force but then transferred to a labour battalion, presumably because he had become injured. After the war, he left his family, which included 3 young children under the age of 4, in Shrewsbury as he 'could not cope with Shropshire life'. I believe he died during the Blitz, perhaps as a volunteer firefighter, but this is only a story from relatives who were alive at the time but are no longer with us. Mark Ramsey Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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