86th (Howitzer) Battery, Royal Field Artillery

   XII (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery made up of 43, 86 and 87 (Howitzer) Batteries, served with 6th Division and proceeded to France on the 10th of September 1914, landing at St Nazaire. They moved at once to the Aisne to reinforce the hard-pressed BEF. They moved north to Flanders and were in action at Hooge in 1915. On the 18th of May 1915 86 (Howitzer) Battery transferred to 127 Brigade in 4th Division. They left 6th Division and 12 Brigade RFA was broken up on the 12th of May 1916, 43 (Howitzer) Battery less a section moved to 24 Brigade, 87 (Howitzer) Battery less a section moved to 2 Brigade and the remaining two sections became D Battery, 38 Brigade.

1st Feb 1915 On the Move

2nd Feb 1915 Registration

3rd Feb 1915 Shelling

4th Feb 1915 Attack Made

5th Feb 1915 Communication Issues

6th Feb 1915 Targets Selected

7th Feb 1915 Conference

9th Feb 1915 Reorganisation

10th Feb 1915 Rounds Fired

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13th Feb 1915 Artillery Support

14th Feb 1915 Attack Expected

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16th Feb 1915 Barrage

17th Feb 1915 Attack Made

17th Feb 1915 Relief

18th Feb 1915 Reliefs

19th Feb 1915 Shelling

20th Feb 1915 Enemy Attack

21st Feb 1915 Misty Day

22nd Feb 1915 Thick Mist

23rd Feb 1915 Infantry Make Attack

24th Feb 1915 Artillery Support

25th Feb 1915 New Positions

26th Feb 1915 Reliefs

27th Feb 1915 Conference

28th Feb 1915 Shelling

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