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138th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
138th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery proceeded to Salonika in August 1916.
The Siege Batteries were deployed behind the front line, tasked with destroying enemy artillery, supply routes, railways and stores. The batteries were equipped with heavy Howitzer guns firing large calibre 6, 8 or 9.2 inch shells in a high trajectory.
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223929 Cpl. Thomas Brown 138th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery (d.18th Sep 1918) My relative Thomas Brown served as a corporal with 138th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He was killed in action and is buried in Sarigol Military Cemetery, Kritston, Thessaloniki, Greece. He was 38 years old. Any information would be much appreciated.
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208324 Bdr. Samuel Fishburn 138 Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery My grandfather, Samuel Fishburn was a bombardier with the Royal Garrison Artillery, in the Somme Region. I have been told that he was gassed in one attack, but survived. He enlisted 29th February 1916 and was discharged 12th June 1919. I have located an image of his medal index card, but unfortunately it does not give details of the medals he received. The medal themselves have been lost during their passage through the hands of family members. I have also obtained the war diary day headings for the 138th Battery and hope to add more information as I discover it.
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201188 Gunner Thomas Frederick "Pick" Lawton 45 &138 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Thomas Lawton, enlisted in the Army at Grange Road Middlesbrough on 9/10/11 when he was aged 18 years & 6months
He Trained at Newhaven & was posted to Bermuda from 14/11/12 to 14/11/14. Then he went to to France aboard the
SS. Oratava. His brothers James & George are named on Thomas' Military history sheet as next of Kin
They both served with the Royal Navy, James Henry Lawton for 22 years 1900 - 1922 and George Robert Lawton served 15 years from 1904 to 1919.
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