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19th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery



   19th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery served with 19th (Western) Division. The Division was formed in September 1914, as part of Kitchener's Second New Army. The new units concentrated in the Bulford area with the infantry being based at Tidworth, Ludgershall and Grately. The battalions spent the winter in billets in Andover, Whitchurch, Basingstoke and Weston-super-Mare, returning to the area around Tidworth on the 15th of March 1915. They proceeded to France in mid July and concentrated near St Omer. Their first action was at Pietre, in a diversionary action supporting the Battle of Loos. In 1916 They were in action during the Battle of the Somme, capturing La Boisselle and being involved in The attacks on High Wood, The Battles of Pozieres Ridge, the Ancre Heights and the Ancre. In 1917 they were in action in The Battle of Messines and the Third Battles of Ypres. In 1918 They fought on The Somme during The Battle of St Quentin and The Battle of Bapaume and in the Battles of the Lys at Messines, Bailleul and The First Battle of Kemmel Ridge. They fought in The Battle of the Aisne and during the Final Advance in Picardly they were in action in The Battle of the Selle, The Battle of the Sambre and the passage of the Grand Honelle. At the Armitice were were in billets near Bavay. Demobilisation began in December 1918 and the final cadres returned to England on the 27th of June 1918.

2nd Apr 1917 Heavy Snow

1st Oct 1916 Orders

2nd Oct 1916 Brigades Training

3rd Oct 1916 Reliefs

4th Oct 1916 On the Move

6th Oct 1916 Orders  location map

8th Oct 1916 Orders Issued  location map

12th Oct 1916 Shelling  location map

14th Oct 1916 Orders  location map

15th Oct 1916 Orders  location map

1st Dec 1916 Training

2nd Dec 1916 Training

5th Dec 1916 On the Move

7th Dec 1916 On the Move

18th Dec 1916 Inspections

21st Dec 1916 Sports Medals

22nd Dec 1916 Company Training

31st Dec 1916 Training

1st Apr 1917 Artillery Registration  location map

3rd Apr 1917 Blizzard  location map

4th Apr 1917 Artillery Active  location map

5th Apr 1917 Some Shelling  location map

6th Apr 1917 Artilery in Support  location map

7th Apr 1917 Shelling  location map

8th Apr 1917 Artillery Registration

9th Apr 1917 Hail Stones  location map

23rd Mar 1918 Heavy Fighting

24th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal

22nd Sep 1918 Enemy Wire  location map

23rd Sep 1918 Enemy Wire  location map

24th Sep 1918 Enemy Wire  location map

25th Sep 1918 Infantry Patrols  location map

26th Sep 1918 Night Patrols  location map

27th Sep 1918 Patrols  location map

28th Sep 1918 Enemy Posts  location map

30th Sep 1918 Attack Made  location map

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