22nd Reserve Battery. Royal Field Artillery

[Paul Johnson]

Looking for info on 22nd Reserve Battery. Royal Field Artillery.

Reuben BYGRAVE - 109991 - Gunner. Died on the 6th August 1916 aged 30

Reuben was the husband of Mrs R S Bygrave of 12 Alleyns Road, Stevenage. The cause of his death is not known but it is thought to have been as a result of a training accident. He is buried in the St.Johns Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire. (237.B.2.)

I cannot find any unit details in the War Diaries at the PRO. Gunner Bygrave has no MIC, so it is to be assumed that he did not serve overseas.

Can anyone with info please.

Thanks

PAUL JOHNSON

[johnreed]

The burial in that church seems to make sense it it was a training accident, as Knook Camp is just up the road and of course you have the two large training areas of Warminster and Larkhill nearby.

[rflory]

"Soldiers Died" (the book) indicates that Reuben Bygrave "Died at Home." The 22nd Reserve Battery was part of 4B Reserve Brigade which was stationed at Boyton, Wiltshire. Reserve Brigades were essentially training units so I think it is quite likely, as already mentioned, that he was died as a result of a training accident, probably as a recruit undergoing his initial training. Regards. Dick Flory

[Paul Johnson]

Thanks Guys,

183Online.com shows that his death was registered in Warminster, so it's preety certain that he died during training. I would just like to know the details but this proving difficult.

PAUL J