14th Siege Battery RGA

[GavinH]

Can anyone please tell me which RGA Brigade the 14th Siege Battery served with, and when it went overseas? Did it serve in Egypt in 1915-1916?

Many thanks

Gavin

[KONDOA]

http://www.1914-1918.net/29div.htm

states;

14 Siege Battery, RGA (allotted to Division March 1915, transferred at Helles to IV Heavy Artillery Group, VIII Corps)

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Major Henry Seymour Marshall, DSO, RGA

Landed at Cape Helles in April 1915 and evacuated in 1916

Commanded 90 Heavy Battery, RGA from the landing at Gallipoli to Jul 1915

Commanded 14 Siege Battery, RGA from July 15 to 27 Aug 15

Returned to 90 Heavy Battery, RGA and commanded it from 28 Aug 15 to 21 Sept 15

Major, 16 Oct 15

Then commanded 14 Siege Battery, RGA from 16 Dec 15 to the evacuation

Extracted from previous post from Dick Flory

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[aliecoco]

Hi Gavin,

I have this info from WO95 5494.

Went out to Dardanelles 1915. Moved to Egypt January 1916 on Suez Canal Defences till 28.3.16, then joined 24th HA Bde. Moved to Western Front with 24th Bde 8.4.16, arrived 15.4.16, trans: to 16th HAG 9.5.16, to 36th HAG 5.7.16. to 70th HAG 8.1.17, to 6th HAG 15.4.17, to 64th HAG 14.5.17, to 89th HAG 6.10.17, to 79th HAG 20.10.17. No subsequent change.

Hope this helps.

Alie.

[GavinH]

Many thanks for your very quick, full and useful replies! Exactly what I was after. I'm researching a member of the RGA whose medal card shows that he entered Egypt on 03/04/1915. I knew that he had served with the 14th Sge Bty at some point, but wasn't sure if this was his original unit. The dates do seem to tie in nicely. It also appears that he would have fought at Gallipoli, which I wasn't aware of. He was killed in action on 26/11/1916 in France while serving with the 31st Div Ammunition Column.

Thanks again

Gavin

[rflory]

Gavin: 14 Siege Battery under the command of LCol L. S. Bayley, joined the 29th Divisional Artillery on 10 Mar 15 and embarked with the 29 DA at Avonmouth between 15 and 21 Mar 15. The division disembarked at Alexandria between 29 Mar to 2 Apr 15 and went to camp there. One section of the 14th Sg By landed at Gallipoli on 30 Apr 15 and the other two sections were landed on 2 May 15. The right-half of the battery went into acion on 3 May and the left-half section on 6 May. The battery was evacuated from Gallipoli on the nights of 31 Dec 15 and 1 Jan 16 and reassembled at Suez Camp in Egypt.

The 31 DAC was taking part in the Somme Offensive from 13 Nov 16 to Feb 17 under the command of LCol S J Catrorog.

What is you man's name and service number?

Regards. Dick Flory

[GavinH]

Thanks very much for the information Dick. The extent of your references never ceases to amaze me.

The man I'm researching is 53050 Gunner Samuel Heaton. Born Openshaw, Enlisted Manchester, Killed in action 20/11/1916. Son of Robert and Catherine Heaton, of 175, Edge Lane, Droylsden, Manchester.

Regards

Gavin

[Kate Wills]

Is there any means of searching for artillery casualties by their batteries on the SDGW cd-rom? I have someone in 155 Bty RGA, and it would be interesting to know how many more casualties they sustained in mid-October 1917.