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264089 Samuel Hird 253rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery My great grandfather, Samuel Hird, served in the 253rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. There is a photo of them taken before departure from Aldershot in December 1916. He was also photographed (far right) with three fellow servicemen holding puppies. The picture is believed to have been taken near a farmhouse in France during the war.
Samuel survived the war but was advised to migrate to Australia with it's warmer climate and fresh air because of respiratory issues, probably from gassing. He died not long after arriving in Australia.
His daughter Nellie Hird was born in 1913 and was a toddler during the Great War. He sent loving post cards from the front in France to her back in England. Nellie thrived in Australia and lived until 102. Her two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter all served in the Royal Australian Navy.
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261723 Gnr. Joseph Cooper 265th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.3rd Oct 1917) Joseph Cooper joined the Reserve Army on 1st of December 1915 in Nottingham after completing his short service attestation.
On 30th of May 1916, he was posted to No. 4 Depot RGA as part of the reorganisation of the RGA.
On 9th of September 1916, he was posted to the No.4 Coy., 3rd Durham Battery RGA, 253rd Siege Battery.
On 2nd of October 1916, he was posted to the No.3 Coy., 2nd Durham Battery RGA, 253rd Siege Battery, and then on 10th October 1916, he was moved to the 265th Siege Battery.
He was injured in the 3rd Battle of Ypres, 2nd battle of Passchendaele, and died of his wounds on 3rd of October 1917. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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1493 Mjr. Cyril Rutherford Young 253rd Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery (d.1st Jul 1917) Cyril Young studied engineering at Durham University. He went to France as a subaltern with the 41st Siege Battery, R.G.A., in early 1915. He returned to England in 1916 to train and command the 253rd Siege Battery, returning to France as a Major, early in 1917. On the 7th of June 1917 he was severely wounded at the Battle of Messines. He was sent back to England on the 9th June and died of his wounds in a London hospital on 1st of July 1917.
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