AC00 Posted 18 August , 2020 Share Posted 18 August , 2020 Have been trying to find the WD for the 23rd Heavy Battery RGA. No luck on Ancestry or the National Archives. From my understanding Heavy Batteries were a Div asset. My interest in the Battery relates to a MM group of medals that have come into my possession relating to a 50875 Corporal N.W. Watson, Any information or advice would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 18 August , 2020 Share Posted 18 August , 2020 (edited) Hi AC00, The unit allocation appears to be: Image sourced from the National Archives Where for example it reads 16th HAG (Heavy Artillery Group) on the National Archives search page drop the 'th' and replace 'HAG' by 'Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery'. Doing that should result in giving you these 'hits' His MM appears to have been Gazetted on 12.6.1818, so you're probably looking for something in the diary a good couple of months, or so, earlier. Image sourced from Findmypast There is help on trying to research a MM here Regards Chris Edited 18 August , 2020 by clk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 19 August , 2020 Share Posted 19 August , 2020 16 hours ago, AC00 said: From my understanding Heavy Batteries were a Div asset. No. A Corps or Army Asset. But mighty confusing to track down who was where, when and helping whom ! Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC00 Posted 20 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2020 On 18/08/2020 at 23:26, clk said: Hi AC00, The unit allocation appears to be: Image sourced from the National Archives Where for example it reads 16th HAG (Heavy Artillery Group) on the National Archives search page drop the 'th' and replace 'HAG' by 'Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery'. Doing that should result in giving you these 'hits' His MM appears to have been Gazetted on 12.6.1818, so you're probably looking for something in the diary a good couple of months, or so, earlier. Image sourced from Findmypast There is help on trying to research a MM here Regards Chris thanks for the info. Could not log into GWF last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC00 Posted 20 August , 2020 Author Share Posted 20 August , 2020 On 18/08/2020 at 23:26, clk said: Hi AC00, The unit allocation appears to be: Image sourced from the National Archives Where for example it reads 16th HAG (Heavy Artillery Group) on the National Archives search page drop the 'th' and replace 'HAG' by 'Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery'. Doing that should result in giving you these 'hits' His MM appears to have been Gazetted on 12.6.1818, so you're probably looking for something in the diary a good couple of months, or so, earlier. Image sourced from Findmypast There is help on trying to research a MM here Regards Chris Thanks for the info Would anybody be able to advise which Division 16 HAG was attached i 1918 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 20 August , 2020 Share Posted 20 August , 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, AC00 said: Would anybody be able to advise which Division 16 HAG was attached i 1918 If at any stage it was 'attached' (I assume you mean as in 'supporting') then the 16 HAG War Diary will be the place to find out. But it may just have been transitory. Chris has given you the link to 16 HAG/Bde War Diaries. You will need a better idea of the event date that ties up with an MM award in that London Gazette. charlie 16HAG remained part of First Army after Jan 1918 until the end of the war. But in which Corps ?- again the War Diary of 16HAG should tell you. edit - looks like it was Canadian Corps for late March and April 1918 ... Edited 20 August , 2020 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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