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124th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
124th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery trained at Hedon Racecourse Camp, Hull. They proceeded to France in April 1916 and were in action during the Battle of the Somme.
1st May 1916 124th Heavy Battery join XIII Corps 124th Heavy Battery, RGA was originally trained on 4.7inch QF guns but prior to being sent to the France they were equipped with the 60 pounder heavy field gun. Armed with four of these guns they went out to the Western Front in April 1916 where they joined XIII Corps Heavy Artillery on 1 May 1916.
4th May 1916 124th Heavy Battery to 29th HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA transfer to 29th Heavy Artillery Group on 4 May 1916
1st Jul 1916 124th Heavy Battery in action at The Somme 124th Heavy Battery RGA are in action at the Battle of the Somme.
8th Dec 1916 124th Heavy Battery to 24th HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA transfer 24th Heavy Artillery Group from 29th HAG on 8th Dec 1916
23rd Jan 1917 More guns for 124th Heavy Battery On 23rd Jan 1917, 124th Heavy Battery, RGA was increased to six guns with one section joining from 203rd Heavy Battery.
26th Jan 1917 124th Heavy Battery to 60 HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA join 60 Heavy Artillery Group on 26 Jan 1917
24th May 1917 124th Heavy Battery to 9 HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA join 9 Heavy Artillery Group from 60 HAG on 24th of May 1917
31st Jul 1917 124th Heavy Battery in action at The Somme 124th Heavy Battery RGA are in action at the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
2nd Aug 1917 Message of Congratulation 
7th Sep 1917 124th Heavy Battery to 11 HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA join 11 Heavy Artillery Group from 9 HAG on 7th of September 1917
4th Nov 1917 124th Heavy Battery to 50 HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA transfer 50 Heavy Artillery Group from 11 HAG on the 4th of Nov 1917
6th Nov 1917 124th Heavy Battery to 16 HAG 124th Heavy Battery, RGA transfer to 16th Heavy Artillery Group from 50 HAG on the 6th of Nov 1917.
9th Jan 1918 124th Heavy Battery to 42 HAB 124th Heavy Battery, RGA transfer to 42nd Heavy Artillery Brigade from 16 HAG on the 9th of Jan 1918
31st Jan 1918 124th Heavy Battery to 44 HAB 124th Heavy Battery, RGA transfer to 44th Heavy Artillery Brigade from 42 HAB on the 31st of Jan 1918
25th Feb 1918 124th Heavy Battery to 42 HAB 124th Heavy Battery, RGA rejoin 42nd Heavy Artillery Brigade on 25th of Feb 1918 and remain with it for the rest of the war.
11th Nov 1918 According to the Order of Battle, November 11th 1918, 124th Heavy Battery RGA, was in 42nd Brigade RGA and part of the 5th Army. 42nd Brigade was a Mobile Brigade and 124 Battery had 6 sixty pounder guns.
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262154 A/Sgt. Harold Pidcock MM. 124th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Harold Pidcock was a butcher, the middle child of seven. Born in 1893 near Chesterfield, he joined up in 1915, and served in France. His Military Medal was gazetted in 1918.
After the war he married, had three children, and ran his own business from a shop in Kirkby in Ashfield. He served as a Special Constable during the General Strike in 1926. He died in 1968.
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261101 Cpl. George Henry "Gerry" Measures 124th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery My grandfather George Measures served with the Royal Garrison Artillery and I have researched his military history as far as as I am able. The information I have posted is shown in copy records provided by the M O D.
His length of service is given as 10th of January 1916 to 16th of August 1917. On 2nd of December 1916, he was admitted to the 11th Stationary Hospital in Rouen with a gunshot wound to his left arm. He was discharged on 16th of August 1917 as ceasing to fulfill medical requirements. He was issued with the British War Medal and Victory Medal. He died at Leicester General Hospital in 1956.
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236515 Gnr. John Bendle 124th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery My Grandfather, John Bendle, served with the attached regiment. He had his leg blown off and was returned home to the UK. What I do not know is where in France this happened? was it at the Somme or Ypres?
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234252 Bdr. Leonard Jesse Ounsworth 144th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Leonard Ounsworth served as a signaller with 124th and 144th Heavy Batteries RGA. Listen to his recollections
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