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68 Battery, Royal Field Artillery    XIV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, comprised 39th, 68th and 88th Batteries and served as Divisional artillery with 4th Division. The Division was held back from the original British Expeditionary Force by a last minute decision to defend England against a possible German landing. The fate of the BEF in France and the lack of any move by the Enemy to cross the channel, reversed this decision and they proceeded to France in late August. 14th Brigade, RFA were in action at the The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne and at The Battle of Messines in 1914. 39th Battery transferred to XIX Brigade on the 8th of February 1915. In 1915 they fought in The Second Battle of Ypres. In 1916 they moved south and 86 (Howitzer) Battery (less one section) joined in May. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme. They left 4th Division on the 14th January 1917 to become an Army Brigade. B Battery, 188th Brigade RFA joined and became A Battery of the Brigade and 86th (Howitzer) Battery transferred to XXXII Brigade RFA. 18th Aug 1914 Concentration 19th Aug 1914 Concentration 22nd Aug 1914 Move 23rd Aug 1914 On the Move 24th Aug 1914 On the Move 26th Aug 1914 Shellfire 27th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance 27th August 1914 On the Move 28th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance 28th Aug 1914 On the March 29th Aug 1914 In Action 29th Aug 1914 On the March 30th Aug 1914 Rear Guard 30th of August 1914 A Hot March 30th Aug 1914 On the March 31st Aug 1914 Rear Guard 31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals 31st Aug 1914 On the March 1st Sep 1914 Rear Guard 1st Sep 1914 A Rude Awakening 1st September 1914 Continued withdrawals 1st Sep 1914 On the March 1st Sep 1914 On the March 2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard 2nd September 1914 Continued withdrawals 2nd Sep 1914 On the March 3rd Sep 1914 Rear Guard 3rd September 1914 Continued withdrawals 3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne 3rd Sep 1914 On the March 4th Sep 1914 Rear Guard 4th Sep 1914 At Rest 5th Sep 1914 Rear Guard 6th Sep 1914 Advance Guard 6th Sep 1914 On the March 7th Sep 1914 Advance Guard 8th Sep 1914 Advance Guard 9th September 1914 Battle of Marne 9th Sep 1914 Bridging 10th of September 1914 Marching 12th September 1914 Bad Weather 13th September 1914 Strong Opposition 15th September 1914 Shelling 16th September 1914 Difficulties 17th September 1914  19th September 1914 Attack Repulsed 21st Sep 1914 Defences 23rd September 1914 Patrols 29th September 1914 Ongoing fighting on all fronts 22nd Oct 1914 Enemy attack 27th Oct 1914 Defensive improvements 30th Oct 1914 4th Divison under pressure  On the 30th of October 1914 the German forces launched an attack on the line from from le Gheer to the river Douve in the souther Ypres Sector. The British 4th Division extended its line from St. Yves to Messines, now covering a front of 12 miles. At St. Yves, German Infantry broke through, but the advance was halted by a counter attack by the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry under the command of Major C B Prowse. (Prowse Point Cemetery which was later built on the site, was named after him.) 30th Oct 1914 Under Shellfire 31st Oct 1914 More enemy bombardment 3rd of November 1914  Situation Report   7th Nov 1914 Continued Action 5th December 1914 Quiet 9th December 1914 Uniforms 16th of December 1914  Instruction   19th Dec 1914 British attack 19th Dec 1914 Attack Made 4th of January 1915 Trench Work   21st Mar 1915 Defence Adjusted 3rd May 1915 Ongoing action and withdrawal 24th of May 1915 Enemy occupy farm   24th of May 1915 Into attack 24th of May 1915 Zeppelin being followed   2nd of February 1916 Moving to the Trenches   8th of February 1916 Shelling   9th of February 1916 Villages Shelled   10th of February 1916 Shelling and Bombs   12th of February 1916 A Line Rearrangement   13th of February 1916 German Trenches Shelled   16th of February 1916 Collapsing Trenches   19th of February 1916 Under Heavy Fire   21st of February 1916 Active German Patrols   23rd of February 1916 Weather Turns   24th of February 1916 Snowy Weather   25th of February 1916 Heavy Snow and a German Patrol   26th of February 1916 A Store Burns   27th of February 1916 36th Divisional Artillery Arrive 5th of March 1916 Relief Completed   1st July 1916 Bombardment   2nd Jul 1916 Attack and Counter Attack 31st of January 1918 Training   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 238273 Sgt. William Dickers MSM 68 Bty. 14th Brigade My grandfather, Sgt. William Dickers, 68th Battery RFA was wounded in December 1914 at Rouen. He was was the Battery Sergeant Major of B Battery, 83rd Brigade RFA from 1916 to 1919. Rob Dickers Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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