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40th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery    40th (Hammersmith) Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery served with 40th Division. The Division was formed between September and December 1915. They proceeded to France between the 2nd and 6th of June 1916 and concentrated near Lillers. They went into the front line near Loos and were later in action in The Battle of the Ancre on the Somme. In 1917 they saw action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The capture of Fifteen Ravine, Villers Plouich, Beaucamp and La Vacquerie abd The Cambrai Operations, including the capture of Bourlon Wood in November. In 1918 they fought in The Battle of St Quentin and The Battle of Bapaume on the Somme then the The Battle of Estaires and The Battle of Hazebrouck in Flanders, suffering heavy losses. The Division was reduced to a cadre and were reorganised, returning to action in July in The Final Advance in Flanders and the Battle of Ypres. At the armistice they had just been relieved and moved to Lannoy. On the 2th of November they moved to Roubaix and demobilisation began. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 40th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5230 items tagged 40th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 40th Divisional Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Daniels Francis William. Farr. Hill Arthur. Dvr. 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Francis William Daniels 40th Division Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery Francis Daniels was my grandfather, who was born in 1897. As a boy, he was sent by his father into a 'Sea Training' organization. I have a photo of him, probably from around 1912, with the Royal Navy cap tally for HMS Pembroke (Chatham Dockyard). I have a record showing my grandfather’s wartime service on HMS Vienna and HMS Baralong (a letter from his Commanding Officer Lt. Cmdr. Godfrey Herbert dated 1924 supporting his application for the 1914-1915 Star). After the 'Baralong Incident' (which was considered by some to have been a war crime), he left the Royal Navy and shortly thereafter re-enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery as a farrier. I have a photograph dated 1916 titled '40th Div. Ammun. Column' showing all the 'lads' with him in a 'formal pose' and showing all ranks. At the conclusion of the war he de-mobbed, but unable to find reliable work, he re-enlisted and was posted to India (Kerkee, India) where he was to serve for nearly 3 years before ending his association with the military. He died in March 1981 in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Add to this record. 252108 Dvr. Arthur Hill 40th Division Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery (d.30th January 1918) Arthur Hill was my Grandfather. He joined up after two women passing him in the street handed him a white feather. He didn't know them and they didn't know him. He joined the Royal Field Artillery as the Driver of an ammunition truck. He died from his wounds on the 30th of January 1918 and is buried in the cemetery at Achiete La Grand near Bepaume in France. He left a wife and a baby daughter. Unfortunately, his wife, my grandmother, died in the flu epidemic in the same year leaving my mother an orphan at the age of 3 years. I have tried to research the circumstances surrounding my grandfather's death but it seems that the Regimental records were lost during the Blitz. I have visited his grave but would dearly love to know more about my Granfather's service. Henry Golton Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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