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112 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery     CXII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, served with 25th Division. The Division was formed in September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army, and assembled in the area around Salisbury. They proceeded to to France in late September 1915 and concentrated in the area of Nieppe. Their first action was in defence of the German attack on Vimy Ridge in May 1916. They then moved to The Somme and joined the Battle just after the main attack, with 75th Brigade making a costly attack near Thiepval on the 3rd of July. The Division was in action at The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Pozieres and The Battle of the Ancre Heights. In 1917 they were in action at The Battle of Messines attacking between the Wulverghem-Messines and Wulverghem-Wytschaete roads. In the Third battle of Ypres were were in action during The Battle of Pilkem. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Lys, where the suffered heavy casualties and in June most units of the Division returned to England to reconstitute. The atillery remained in France and between the between the 26th of May and 21st of June 1918 CXII Brigade was attached to 21st Division. On the 31st of July the fought with 58th Division, and joined 12th Division on the 4th of August, for the Battles of Amiens and Albert. On the 30th of August they transferred to 47th Division and were in action at the Second Battle of Bapaume. On the 25th of September transferred to the Australian Corps and was in action in the Battle of the Saint-Quentin Canal. They rejoined the 25th Division on the 4th of October during the Final Advance in Picardy. 28th September 1915 Orders   29th September 1915 Ammunition 29th September 1915 Orders   30th September 1915 Artillery Orders 25th Dec 1917 Orders   11th of April 1918 Quiet...and then...   28th May 1918 Hard Fighting 6th of October 1918 Orders   19th of October 1918    If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 112 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5239 items tagged 112 Brigade, 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 112 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Duxbury William. Gunner (d.16th March 1916) Glen Albert. Dvr. (d.24th Mar 1918) MacDonald Harry. Dvr. (d.23rd November 1920) Rayner DSC, MID.. William Frederick. Sgt. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 238096 Sgt. William Frederick Rayner DSC, MID. 112th Brigade, B Bty. Royal Field Artillery 45759 Sgt. W. F. Rayner, B/112th Bde., R.F.A. (Battersea, S.W.). For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 28th August 1918, near Maricourt. When the battery was under heavy shell fire and only three guns were in action, he volunteered with one gunner to work his gun, while the remainder took cover. He worked for five hours, most of the time in a gas- mask, and during this time the three guns had knocked out a section of enemy field guns. (Taken from Supplement to the London Gazette 10th Jan 1920 453). William Rayner was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Mentioned in Despatches 13th November 1916 - Winston Churchill. Fergus Wootton Add to this record. 237054 Dvr. Harry MacDonald 112 Bty., 24th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.23rd November 1920) Driver MacDonald was 21 when he died and is buried in the Kamptee Roman Catholic Cemetery in India. S Flynn Add to this record. 231299 Gnr. Charles William Victor Taylor 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.2nd Aug 1917) Charles Taylor, eldest son of Richard and Miriam Taylor, of Ailesworth, joined the army on May 10th 1916. He was aged 20 when he was killed in action in France. He is buried in Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres. The Peterborough Standard reported on the 1st of September 1st 1917. Gunner Charles William Victor Taylor, Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Taylor, of Ailesworth, was killed in action in France. Official notice of the sad event has not yet arrived, but on Thursday, August 23rd, the following letter was received by Mrs. Taylor: Dear Madam, - Enclosed please find a few letters, etc, of your son, Gunner C. W. Taylor. I regret the delay in sending them to you although the letters have only just been found. Please accept the deepest sympathy of all ranks of his battery. Your son, like a number of others, has been badly missed by us all. It was while doing his duty bravely against great odds, that he was killed. A grave was provided, and the Chaplain, as is usual, conducted a service. Again sending you my deepest sympathy. - I remain, yours sincerely. Bdr. R. W. D. Summers. The sad news, caused great grief in the village, for Gunner Taylor was a great and general favourite with all who knew him. Though only 20 years old, he was a tall, fine-looking fellow and showed great promise. He was of a most amiable and cheerful disposition and very intelligent. After leaving school he was telegraph boy at Castor Post Office for several years, and so quick, willing and obliging was he, that everyone was sorry (in one sense), when he was promoted to Peterborough Post Office. Here again he became very much liked and soon won promotion. He was always so trustworthy and did his work so well, that there is no doubt he would have attained a good position in post office work had not the war stopped his career. He joined the Army quite voluntarily on May 10th, 1916, and soon became a brave and gallant soldier, much liked and esteemed by his comrades and officers. Wherever he went (and he was stationed some time in the North of England and Scotland), he always made friends, and his death will be deeply regretted by many. A staunch Churchman, he was a regular attendant and communicant wherever he was stationed. Whilst living at home he was a member of the Parish Church choir, and a member of the Rectory Bible Class, and for some time belonged to the Castor Scouts. He was always ready to do a good turn to anyone, and his bright and cheerful face and pleasant manner endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. He leaves a bright memory behind him, which must be a great comfort to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and family in their sad bereavement. A memorial service was held in the Parish Church on Sunday and was well attended by relatives, friends and parishioners. Mr. and Mrs. R. Taylor (parents), Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor (grandparents), the Misses B. and G. Taylor (aunts), Mr. F. Taylor and Mr. J. Taylor (brothers), Mr. and Mrs. C. Allen (Peterborough), and many others were present. Canon Hulbert preached a helpful and comforting sermon and spoke most highly of deceased’s many good qualities. The hymns chosen by the parents were:- “Rock of Ages”. “Nearer my God to Thee,” and “Lead kindly light.” The service throughout was most solemn and impressive. Many letters from sympathising friends have been received by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. Over the Roll of Honour in the Church porch some beautiful flowers were placed on Sunday in memory of the deceased. They bore the following inscriptions; “In ever-loving memory of our darling boy,” from his sorrowing father and mother, brothers and sisters, grandad and grandma, and aunties Lizzie and Gertie - “Gone, but never forgotten” : “In loving remembrance of Charlie Taylor, and with deepest sympathy with his parents,” the Rosary, Ailesworth: “In loving memory of “Charlie Taylor,” from H. Q. Deceased was for several years agent at Castor for the Peterborough Standard.” Simon Ellis Add to this record. 231033 Sgt. Ernest George Shepherd 112 Brigade Royal Artillery My Grandfather, Ernest George Shepherd, was a teacher before the War. It is said that he was teaching in Dortmund, Germany and that is where he learnt to speak German. His attestation was sworn in Buxton, Derbyshire on the 18th September 1914. He went to school in New Mills, Derbyshire - there is a strong Methodist link and my Grandfather was a staunch Primitive Methodist. There is a hymn "What a friend we have in Jesus" which was probably sung by both sides, as the Germans have a hymn using the same tune. It appears that he served at the Battle of Loos in 1915 and it is said that he suffered from the Chlorine Gas which was used. He was gravely injured during the War. My Mother said that it was thought that he was dead, but then there was a flicker of life. In his Military papers there is a very faint note that his left leg was amputated at the thigh on the 3rd of June 1918 in the Field Hospital, Rouen. The family story is that he joked about it, saying that now he would only have one boot to clean. He was awarded a pension and left the service in 1919. Jonathan Shepherd Add to this record. 213519 Dvr. Albert Glen 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.24th Mar 1918) Albert Glen, was my grandfathers twin brother, he also had a younger and an older brother who survived the great war, whenever my Father asked grandad about his twin he was only told he died young due to the time he grew up and the conditions we naturally presumed it was infant mortality, my grandfather was in his 50s when my father was born. At a family funeral I mentioned to my Aunt ( my fathers much older sister) that all of our relatives had survived the war, she then pointed out that Albert was in the RHA and had died on the Somme. I have a copy of his death certificate from the army also at my aunts house was a long letter written by my great uncles commanding officer to his father telling him that he was shot by a sniper and died instantly from his wounds and felt no pain. He relates that due to the German push through the forest of the Ardennes they were rushing to the front and they were unable to stop and commit his body, so they entrusted his body to our Canadian brothers to bury him I am trying to get hold of the letter but my aunt has since passed away and one of my cousins has it in a box, I have asked for it so that I may take it to the Imperial War museum for safe storage and display my Great Uncle is commemorated on the memorial at Arras and I was the first member of my family to see it. My great grandfathers passport also lies in this box postwar he worked on salvaging and destroying munitions, repairing roads and rail links, the prefectures marked in his passport are those that his late son passed through. I am going to try to locate some records for the regiment to identify where he was killed and buried, possibly with the help of the letter and maybe take my elderly father along. Since Albert was killed no twins have been born on our family. Each year when I visit Italy I stop at Arras to say thank you. On the 9th of September I shall take my nephew Jonathan along to see the memorial and his now distant relatives name. Russell Glen Add to this record. 213129 Gunner William Duxbury 112 Battery, 24th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.16th March 1916) William Duxbury was the son of Edmund Duxbury and Elizabeth Ann Duxbury (Nee Wilkinson) of 13 Cromwell Street, Blackbun, Lancashire. He was born 15/8/1895 and died of wounds at Poperinghe 16/3/1916, he is buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery. Remembered with honour Simon Wilkinson Add to this record. 210427 A/Bdr. John "Motorman" Wilkinson DCM. 112 Bde. C Bty. John Wilkinson was referred to as motorman as that was his occupation when he volunteered in 02/06/15 as a gunner with 112 Brigade, C Battery. His rank was Gunner 02/06/15-11/01/19, L/Bdr 11-01/19-15/01/19, Bdr 15/01/19-09/03/19 From the London Gazette of the 26th of July 1917 the notice of his DCM states it was for putting out fire in munition dump during a gas attack. From his diary of 1918: Mon 18 Feb Left High Wycombe Tue 19 Feb Landed at Le Havre Thu 28 Feb Left Le Havre 01/03 Rue 02/03 Albert to Bapaume 03/03 Bapaume to Royal Court 21/03 Left Royal Court 22-27/03 Riheat 28/03 Albert 16/04 Statue of Albert church fell at 3.50pm on this date. Eye witness Mr Deeson 50th Battery 34 Bdg A7A Unfortunately I only have one diary and he didn't write much. He did say that the statue fell because of friendly fire from his gun. And, that it wasn't deliberate. The date is very different from what the papers reported. I have quite a few photos including the whole Brigade(I presume) and a tea party group photo of Shipley. Catherine Wilkinson Add to this record. 204516 Shoeing Smith Gunner Robert Wallett 112th Brigade. "A" Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.19th Sept 1918) I am trying to find a bit more about this particular relative of mine, Robert Wallett. I know when he was born and when he died but little of the short life in between other than he obviously took up the family trait of "Smithying" and this skill was utilised by the Army. This is probably a stab in the dark but the usual avenues of enquiry have proved fruitless, I have been researching my family tree for some time, as is probably the case with tens of thousands of people everywhere there is more than one or two sad endings to young live's attributed to the various conflicts of the 20th Century and none more so than "World War One". Any help would be appreciated. Ian Cunningham Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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