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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment

141st Infantry Brigade



1st Feb 1915 Inspection

2nd Feb 1915 Exercise

3rd Feb 1915 Divisional Exercise

12th Feb 1915 Exercise

12th Feb 1915 Divisional Exercise

22nd Feb 1915 Exercise

22nd Feb 1915 Exercise

26th Feb 1915 Exercise

2nd Mar 1915 Instructions

4th Mar 1915 Preparations

5th Mar 1915 Leave

6th Mar 1915 Orders

8th Mar 1915 Orders Received

9th Mar 1915 On the Move

9th Mar 1915 On the Move

10th Mar 1915 In Camp

11th Mar 1915 Entraining

12th Mar 1915 Arrival

18th Mar 1915 On the Move

22nd Mar 1915 Inspection

23rd Mar 1915 Orders

23rd Mar 1915 Praise

24th Mar 1915 Instruction

25th Mar 1915 Instruction  location map

26th Mar 1915 Instruction

27th Mar 1915 Frost  location map

28th Mar 1915 No Wood

29th Mar 1915 Orders

30th Mar 1915 Orders Received

31st Mar 1915 Instruction

1st Apr 1915 Training

2nd Apr 1915 Training

3rd Apr 1915 Inspection

4th Apr 1915 Training

5th Apr 1915 Training

6th Apr 1915 Instruction  location map

8th Apr 1915 Instruction  location map

9th Apr 1915 Instruction

10th Apr 1915 Instruction  location map

11th Apr 1915 Instruction

12th Apr 1915 Instruction

13th Apr 1915 Instruction

14th Apr 1915 Instruction

15th Apr 1915 Instruction

16th Apr 1915 Instruction

17th Apr 1915 Instruction

18th Apr 1915 Church Parade  location map

19th Apr 1915 Into Billets  location map

20th Apr 1915 Inspection

21st Apr 1915 Inspection

22nd Apr 1915 Orders Received

23rd Apr 1915 Report

24th Apr 1915 Relief  location map

25th Apr 1915 Quiet  location map

26th Apr 1915 Quiet  location map

27th Apr 1915 Quiet  location map

28th Apr 1915 Quiet  location map

29th Apr 1915 Quiet  location map

30th Apr 1915 Some Shelling  location map

1st May 1915 Heavy Firing  location map

2nd May 1915 Quiet  location map

3rd May 1915 Relief Completed  location map

4th May 1915 Reliefs  location map

5th May 1915 Reliefs  location map

6th May 1915 Preparations

7th May 1915 Conference

8th May 1915 Preparations

9th May 1915 On the March  location map

10th May 1915 Orders  location map

11th May 1915 Orders Received

12th May 1915 Relief   location map

13th May 1915 Orders Received  location map

14th May 1915 Heavy Rain  location map

15th May 1915 Breastworks  location map

16th May 1915 Supporting Fire  location map

17th May 1915 Orders Issued  location map

22nd May 1915 Orders

23rd May 1915 Reliefs  location map

24th May 1915 Inspection

25th May 1915 Attack Made

26th May 1915 Hard Fighting

27th May 1915 Message of Congratulation

28th May 1915 Bombing Attack

29th May 1915 Bombing Attack

30th May 1915 Enemy Active

31st May 1915 Recce

1st Jun 1915 Reliefs

2nd Jun 1915 Recce  location map

4th Jun 1915 Shelling  location map

5th Jun 1915 Inspection  location map

6th Jun 1915 Recce

7th Jun 1915 Reliefs

8th Jun 1915 Trenches Inspected

9th Jun 1915 Shelling

10th Jun 1915 Quiet

11th Jun 1915 Reliefs  location map

12th Jun 1915 On the March  location map

12th June 1915 Operational Order No.10.  location map

13th Jun 1915 Clothing

14th Jun 1915 Training

15th Jun 1915 Instruction

16th Jun 1915 On the March  location map

17th Jun 1915 On the March

18th Jun 1915 Reliefs

19th Jun 1915 Quiet

20th Jun 1915 Quiet

21st Jun 1915 Shelling

22nd Jun 1915 Shelling

23rd Jun 1915 Pigeons

24th Jun 1915 Reliefs

25th Jun 1915 Reinforcements

26th Jun 1915 Working Parties

27th Jun 1915 Working Parties

28th Jun 1915 Reliefs

28th June 1915 Attachment

29th Jun 1915 Trench Work

29th June 1915 Battalion remained in Reserve

30th Jun 1915 Shelling

5th July 1915 Operational Order No.19.

6th July 1915 Operational Order No.20.

8th Jul 1915 In Reserve  location map

9th Jul 1915 Refitting  location map

10th Jul 1915 Working Parties  location map

11th Jul 1915 Working Parties

12th Jul 1915 Working Parties

13th Jul 1915 Working Parties

14th Jul 1915 Working Parties

15th Jul 1915 Reliefs

17th Jul 1915 Reliefs

17th July 1915 Bivouac

18th Jul 1915 Quiet  location map

19th Jul 1915 Quiet  location map

20th Jul 1915 Instruction  location map

21st Jul 1915 Quiet

22nd Jul 1915 Instruction

23rd Jul 1915 Under Shellfire

24th Jul 1915 Instruction

25th Jul 1915 Instruction

26th Jul 1915 Shelling

27th Jul 1915 Shelling

28th Jul 1915 Shelling

28th July 1915 Instruction in trenches

29th Jul 1915 Shells

30th Jul 1915 Reliefs  location map

31st Jul 1915 Training  location map

3rd August 1915 Relief

24th August 1915 Preliminary Operations Order.  location map

24th August 1915 Orders  location map

20th September 1915 Personnel changes  6th County of London Brigade RFA report Major Gordon left Bruay and proceeded to 141st Infantry Brigade as liaison officer. One Section from 16th London Battery (under Lt. Bruce) proceeded to the Front Line. Lt Bruce returned.

War Diaries


21st September 1915 Unit Move and Inspection  6th London Brigade RFA left Place au Bruay and bivouacked at Haillicourt near the 6th London Brigade Ammunition Column. The six remaining guns of this Brigade and four guns of the 7th London Field Artillery Battery form the 47th Reserve Divisional Artillery (Chambers Group) under the command of Col Chambers. OC. 7th London FAB. Lt Bruce proceeded to 141st Infantry Brigade as Liaison Officer. 1st day of bombardment prior to Battle of Loos.

War Diaries


28th September 1915 Battle of Loos  6th County of London Brigade RFA 's war diary records Lt. R Bruce officially reported killed and buried by Capt. Wood, Chaplain of the 141st Infantry Brigade. 2/Lt Lloyd took five captured German field guns and one captured machine gun to Vaudricourt, where they were inspected by Field Marshall Sir John French.

War Diaries


1st October 1915 On the Move

9th October 1915 Conference  General Rawlinson spoke to the Division's representatives (Colonel, Adjutant, Major, Subalterns and thirty Gunners from each battery of the London Brigades Artillery and the 141st Infantry Brigade) at Drouviax.

War Diaries


11th October 1915 Operational Order 31.  location map

29th October 1915 140th Infantry Brigade. Operational Order No.36.  location map

29th October 1915 140th Infantry Brigade. Operational Order No.36.  location map

9th November 1915 Men suffering from frost bite

13th December 1915 Operational Order No.44.  location map

16th December 1915 140th Infantry Brigade will relieve the 141st Infantry Brigade

17th December 1915 Operational Order No.45.  location map

19th December 1915 In to Brigade Reserve

30th December 1915 140th Brigade Operational Order No. 47.

5th January 1916 Relieved 32nd Regt, 18th Division ( French Infantry )

8th January 1916 Relocations  Lowe Group (6th & 1st London Brigades RFA) is now in position at Les Brebis. The 15th and 16th London Batteries are on the Northern side of Fosse 7 and Batteries of the 1st London Brigade are on the south side of Fosse 7. The 17th London Battery is in Maroc. The 16th & 17th London Batteries each have one gun detached (but near the battery position) in such a position so as to be able to enfilade hostile trenches. Lowe Group covers the front of the 141st Inf Brigade. The day was chiefly spent in registering. The 17th London Battery position was shelled, but no damage was done.

War Diaries


7th February 1916 Shelling  location map

19th March 1916 G.O.C. IV Corps. visited  location map

10th May 1916 Inspection by G.O.C.

21st May 1916 Enemy fire extremely heavy

18th July 1916 Slight Shelling  236th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery report from Aix-Noulette: Except for slight shelling of Boche Trench & the Straight everything was all quiet. 141st Infantry Brigade relieved by the 63rd Division.

War Diaries


14th of September 1916   location map

14th of September 1916   location map

14th September 1916 Operational Order No.106  location map

15th September 1916 Assembly Trenches  location map

29th September 1916 Infantry Assault  location map

9th June 1917 Enemy shelled our lines heavily  location map

4th July 1917 His Majesty the King visited  location map

8th of September 1917 On the Move  location map

15th December 1917 Battalion moved forward to Front Line

20th Mar 1918 Reliefs

21st Mar 1918 Arrangements  location map

21st Mar 1918 In Action  location map

4th Sep 1918 Patrols and Posts  location map

5th Sep 1918 Attack Made  location map

6th Sep 1918 Ground Gained  location map

15th Oct 1918 Orders

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  • Ridout Arthur Frederick. RSM. 19th (County of London) Btn. (d.15th Sep 1916)

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RSM. Arthur Frederick Ridout 19th (County of London) Btn. London Regiment (d.15th Sep 1916)

Arthur Ridout was my great-great-grandmother's son by her second marriage. He was very close to his half brothers and sisters being from a farming family in Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset. In 1911, he married Ella who was a great friend of Arthur's sister Minnie Ridout, who was also courting a soldier (a friend of her brother Arthur) and was engaged to be married to him. He enlisted on 5th September 1914 at Camden Town. On 9th March 1915 he was sent to France with the 1st Battalion. He landed in France with one stripe and gained promotions through merit, being promoted to Sergeant in Loos and then to CSM of D Company. He was very well liked from all accounts. He became RSM in May 1916. He died in battle on 15th September 1916 at High Wood, Longueval, Somme, France. He is buried at the London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval and commemorated on the Mitcham War Memorial and also at Shillingstone, Dorset War Memorial.

His sister Minnie Ridout also lost her fiancé during the First World War and she never married.

Carol Morgan








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