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14th Brigade, 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

26th Aug 1914 Shellfire

27th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance

27th August 1914 On the Move

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

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

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

4th Oct 1914 Orders Received

5th Oct 1914 On the Move

6th Oct 1914 On the Move

7th Oct 1914 On the Move

8th Oct 1914 On the Move

9th Oct 1914 Anxiety

10th Oct 1914 Withdrawal

11th Oct 1914 Hostile Forces

11th Oct 1914 Orders

12th Oct 1914 On the March

13th Oct 1914 On the March

13th Oct 1914 Enemy Closes

14th Oct 1914 On the March  location map

15th Oct 1914 Hostile Column  location map

16th Oct 1914 Line Advanced  location map

17th Oct 1914 Enemy Active  location map

18th Oct 1914 Planning  location map

19th Oct 1914 Hard Fighting  location map

20th Oct 1914 Defensive Line

21st Oct 1914 Hard Fighting

22nd Oct 1914 Bombardment

22nd Oct 1914 Enemy attack

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 Defensive improvements

27th Oct 1914 Orders Received

28th Oct 1914 Artillery Active

29th Oct 1914 Hard Fighting

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

30th Oct 1914 Hard Fighting

31st Oct 1914 More enemy bombardment

31st Oct 1914 Hard Fighting  location map

3rd of November 1914  Situation Report  location map

7th Nov 1914 Continued Action

5th December 1914 Quiet

9th December 1914 Uniforms

16th of December 1914  Instruction  location map

19th Dec 1914 British attack

19th Dec 1914 Attack Made

4th of January 1915 Trench Work  location map

21st Mar 1915 Defence Adjusted

3rd May 1915 Ongoing action and withdrawal

24th of May 1915 Enemy occupy farm  location map

24th of May 1915 Into attack

24th of May 1915 Zeppelin being followed  location map

21st Sep 1915 Orders  location map

2nd of February 1916 Moving to the Trenches  location map

7th of February 1916 New Sector  location map

8th of February 1916 Shelling  location map

9th of February 1916 Villages Shelled  location map

10th of February 1916 Shelling and Bombs  location map

11th of February 1916 Shelling  location map

12th of February 1916 A Line Rearrangement  location map

13th of February 1916 German Trenches Shelled  location map

16th of February 1916 Collapsing Trenches  location map

19th of February 1916 Under Heavy Fire  location map

21st of February 1916 Active German Patrols  location map

23rd of February 1916 Weather Turns  location map

24th of February 1916 Snowy Weather  location map

25th of February 1916 Heavy Snow and a German Patrol  location map

26th of February 1916 A Store Burns  location map

27th of February 1916 36th Divisional Artillery Arrive

5th of March 1916 Relief Completed  location map

1st July 1916 Bombardment  location map

2nd Jul 1916 Attack and Counter Attack

24th January 1917 Reorganisation

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14th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Coleman MID. Albert. Gunner
  • Dickers MSM. William. Sgt.
  • Hawkins . George Thomas. Dvr. (d.8th June 1918)
  • Hicks MM.. Albert. Sgt.
  • Porter Gavin Alexander. Capt (d.5th December 1915)
  • Wallington William. Gnr.

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Capt Gavin Alexander Porter 13 Squadron (d.5th December 1915)

Gavin Porter was from Kalgoortie in West Australia, elder son of Alexander and Hannah Porter. He was originally in 68th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 5th of December 1915 with 13th Squadron RFC.





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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




227499

Sgt. Albert Hicks MM. 39th Battery

My Grandad Albert Hicks got to France just in time for the battle of Le Cateau with 39th Battery, XIV Brigade and the retreat to the Marne. He then fought his way back up to the Aisne. Later he transferred to Howitzers in 460th Heavy Battery and joined the 29th Division to fight in the Dardanelles. Then returned to finish his time on the Western Front.

At the end of the war, he seems to have spent some time in Eastern command (the MOD will not release this part of his records yet), and it was during this time that he won the Military Medal.

Gary Hicks




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Dvr. George Thomas Hawkins 14th Bde Ammunition Col. (d.8th June 1918)

I recently found George Hawkins's death details via Ancestry. His only child, Theresa, was my grandmother. George's wife Edith Dane died 6 months later in December 1918, and Theresa was adopted by Edith's sister Emma Lufkin.

I have not been able to locate George's war records, I suspect they were destroyed like so many others in WW2, so have no evidence that he ever saw his daughter Theresa.

George was listed as a driver in RFA 14th Bde Ammunition Col. I would like to know where and what the 14th Bde was up to around the time of George's death.

Sally Hyland






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