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1st Battery, Royal Field Artillery    No 1 Battery Royal Field Artillery had been equipped with the horse drawn 18-pounder since 1908. The gun had a range of 6525 yards and a maximum rate of fire of approximately 13 rounds per minute. Later versions of the 18-pounder had an increased range of up to 11000 yards and a rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute. In August 1914 No1 Battery were stationed at Trawsfynydd in North Wales with the Depot Brigade. On 3rd August 1914, with the outbreak of War imminent, orders were received for the Battery to return to their main base in Leeds. On 5th August orders were received to mobilize and the following day the Battery sent 4 officers, 82 other ranks and 56 horses to various units of the British Expeditionary Force to make other units up to their war establishment. On 10th August, under the command of Maj Head, No 1 Battery was made up to war strength by reservists and the local purchase of horses. They moved moved to Hursley Camp near Winchester in September where it joined the Divisional Artillery of the newly formed 8th Division commanded by Maj Gen F J Davies. The Battery embarked on SS Armenian at Southampton and disembarked at Le Havre. The Battery first saw action on 16th November 1914 when they engaged enemy machine guns at Aubers in support of the infantry. They were in action in Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915, the Battle of Loos in September 1915, the Battle of the Somme in July 1916 and in the diversionary attack the at Fromelles. In 1917 they were in action at the Third Battle of Ypres. They were on the Somme during the 1918 German Spring Offensive and suffered heavy casualties during the attack on the quiet sector in which tehy ahd been sent to rest. In October they returned to action in the final Allied Advance to Victory. 11th Nov 1914 No1 Battery on the march 1st Dec 1914 King George Inspects the Army 10th Mar 1915 King George Inspects the Army 25th Sep 1915 1st Bty RFA in action 24th Jun 1916 1st Bty RFA in action 1st Jul 1916 1st Bty RFA fire Continously 5th Jul 1916 1st Bty RFA on the move 31st Jul 1917 1st Bty RFA in Heavy Action 27th May 1918 1st Bty RFA in Heavy Action If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 1st Battery, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5239 items tagged 1st Battery, 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 1st Battery, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. 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