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12th Battery, Royal Field Artillery    XXXV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery made up of 12, 25 and 58 Batteries and their Ammunition Column were based at Woolwich when war was declared. They joined 7th Division in the New Forest in Hampshire in late September 1914. The Division landed at Zeebrugge in the first week of October 1914, to assist in the defence of Antwerp, they arrived too late prevent the fall of the city and took up defensive positions at important bridges and junctions to aid in the retreat of the Belgian army. The 7th Division then became the first British Troops to entrench in front of Ypres, suffering extremely heavy losses in the The First Battle of Ypres. By February 1915 the Division had been reinforced to fighting strength and they were in action at The Battle of Neuve Chapelle, The Battle of Aubers, The Battle of Festubert, The Second action of Givenchy and The Battle of Loos. On the 17th of May 1916, 31 (Howitzer) Battery, (less one section), joined from 37 (Howitzer) Brigade. In 1916 They were in action during the Battles of the Somme, including the capture Mametz, The Battle of Bazentin, the attacks on High Wood, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of Guillemont and the Operations on the Ancre. On the 13th of February 1917, 31 (Howitzer) Battery was brought up to full strength when one section transferred in from 509 (Howitzer) Battery. In 1917 They fought during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the flanking operations round Bullecourt during The Arras Offensive, before moving to Flanders for the Third Battle of Ypres, seeing action in The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Battle of Poelcapelle and The Second Battle of Passchendaele. In late 1917 the 7th Division was selected to move to Italy. They took up position in the line along the River Piave,in late January 1918. The Division played a central role in crossing the Piave, in October and the Battle of Vittoria Veneto. 23rd Oct 1914 Under Fire 24th Oct 1914 Enemy Break Through 25th Oct 1914 Enemy Break Through 26th Oct 1914 Forced Back 27th Oct 1914 Orders Received 28th Oct 1914 Artillery Active 29th Oct 1914 Hard Fighting 30th Oct 1914 Hard Fighting 31st Oct 1914 Hard Fighting   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 12th Battery, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5239 items tagged 12th 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 12th Battery, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Bennett . Oliver . Cpl. (d.21st Oct 1914) Danes Harry C.. Sgt. 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Danes 12th Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.14th July 1916 ) Harry Danes was the younger brother of my Great Grandfather, born in Maidstone Kent on 26th of Jan 1880. But because my Great Grandfather emigrated to Canada prior to the Great War, I knew nothing about Sergeant Danes' service during World War One. This is remarkable because my family knows my love of military history, especially my Grandmother. After I finished my own 35 year career in 2017 as an American Army Lieutenant Colonel I began researching my family history. I knew my Great Grand Father had one twin brother who stayed in England, but did not know he had any other siblings. After performing a DNA test I was linked through a genealogy website with my long lost English cousins and learned about Sergeant Harry Danes. Having a Bachelors Degree in Military History, and teaching Military History at a University, I was both dumbfounded that I knew nothing of Sgt Danes in my family history and delighted to learn that I had someone I could personally honor who was related to me before the the Centennial Anniversary of the Great War's end. Sadly I had to honor his death as a sacrifice in that terrible war. But honor him I now could and would. I had no other relatives on either side of my family fight in the War. This was also gratifying personally to me, as I am part of an organization in the United States that seeks to investigate, locate, recover and identify the remains of missing in action World War One American Service Members. I am the sole aviation expert of the organization and we are attempting, for the first time ever in our Nation's history since 1922, to locate, recover and identify an American Aviator that went missing in action on 14th of July 1917. Unfortunately the information I have is very little and I have no photos of Sgt Harry Danes, nor circumstances of his service or of his death. This I am working to correct and plan to share once I do have more information. The fact he was a Sergeant suggests he was no common Soldier. Daniel C Williamson Add to this record. 204781 Cpl. Oliver Bennett 12th Battery (d.21st Oct 1914) HOLT, St ANDREW THE APOSTLE, WAR MEMORIAL We pray you remember before God, Charles Henry Steer and Oliver Bennett former members of the choir who lost their lives fighting for King & Country in the Great War 1914. RJ.D. BENNETT, Oliver Corporal 32124. 12th Battery Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action in France & Flanders on 21st October 1914. Aged 25. Born at North Walsham. Enlisted Norwich. Son of William and Rebecca Bennett, of Holt, Norfolk, Norwich, Norfolk. One of two choir members commemorated on the stain glass window in St Andrew the Aposlte church. Buried in Harlebeke New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. XVI. A. 8. If anyone has more information on Oliver or his family please email me. Rhian Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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