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15th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery    XV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, comprised 11, 52 and 80 Batteries and served with 5th Division. They proceeded to France in August 1914. They were in action in The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines and The First Battle of Ypres. On the 9th of February 1915, 11 Battery transferred to I Brigade. In 1915 they were in action at The Second Battle of Ypres and the Capture of Hill 60. In autumn 1915, many units were exchanged with units from the newly arrived volunteer 32nd Division, to stiffen the inexperienced Division with regular army troops. In March 1916 5th Division took over a section of front line between St Laurent Blangy and the southern edge of Vimy Ridge, near Arras. On the 21st of May 1916 a section from 37 (Howitzer) Battery and one from 65 (Howitzer) Battery of VIII Brigade joined and became D Battery. They moved south in July to reinforce The Somme and were in action at, High Wood, The Battle of Guillemont, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy. On 14 October 1916 526 (How) Battery joined (it was renamed C Battery XV brigade by the 11th of December). On the on 21st of January 1917 C Battery was broken up with sections transferring to D Battery and to XXVIII Brigade, in exchange for A Battery XXVII Brigade, which became A Battery XV Brigade. In October they moved to Festubertand remained there until March 1917 when they moved in preparation for the Battles of Arras. On 7 September 1917 the 5th Division moved out of the line for a period of rest before, being sent to Flanders where they were in action during the Third Battle of Ypres. 5th Division was sent to Italy and took up positions in the line along the River Piave in late January 1918. They were recalled to France to assist with the German Advance in late March 1918 and were in action during the Battles of the Lys. On the 14th of August 1918 the 5th Division was withdrawn for two weeks rest. Then moved to The Somme where they were more or less in continuous action over the old battlegrounds until late October 1918 and saw action in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. 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If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 15th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5407 items tagged 15th 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 15th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Knightly . Horace Charles Ernest. Sgt. (d.22nd Mar 1918) O'Reilly Albert James. Gnr. (d.7th Sep 1916) Rhodes James Charles. Rfmn. (d.18th Nov 1917) Rhodes James Charles. Rfmn. (d.18th Nov 1917) Rhodes James Charles. Rfmn. (d.18th Nov 1917) White Charles Gordon. Gnr. 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Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.18th Nov 1917) James originally joined up in 1915 when he was still 16 and was reported by his mother for been under age. He was discharged from 15th Brigade RFA for been to young. As soon as he was old enough he signed up again with 13th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He died from wounds and is buried in Zonnebeke in Belgium. Add to this record. 256637 Rfmn. James Charles Rhodes 13th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.18th Nov 1917) James Rhodes originally joined up in 1915 when he was still 16 and was reported by his mother and discharged from 15th Brigade RFA for being under age. As soon as he was old enough he signed up again. He is buried at Zonnebeke in Belgium. He died of wounds. This is all the information we have. He was my paternal grandmother's brother. Add to this record. 253380 Rfmn. James Charles Rhodes 13th Btn 15 Bde Kings Royal Rifle Corps Royal Field Artillery (d.18th Nov 1917) James Rhodes originally joined up in 1915 when he was still 16 and was reported by his mother and discharged from 15th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery for being under age. As soon as he was old enough he signed up again. He was my paternal grandmother's brother. and is buried at Zonnebeke in Belgium. He died of wounds. This is all the information we have. Add to this record. 232053 Gnr. Albert James O'Reilly 52nd Battery, 15th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.7th Sep 1916) Albert James O'Reilly was my mother's uncle and was born in Birkenhead, one of 12 children, to my great-grandparents James and Esther O'Reilly. Prior to being called up to fight in World War 1, he worked as a post office telegraph messenger. I never knew him and, in fact, neither did my mother, as she was born in 1920, four years after he was killed on the Somme aged just 19. All that the family knew about him was obtained from my grandmother, Albert's older sister - but it was very little, so the online records have been invaluable in tracing where exactly he was buried. We knew he was a gunner and died in Battle on the Somme in 1916 - I still have his Great War Medal passed down to me by my mother and to her by my grandmother. I now hope, with my brother, to visit his grave in France in July 2016 to mark the centenary of his death - the first occasion anyone in the family (as far as I am aware) has made this visit. We should always remember all those killed in action so that others might live. God bless you Uncle Albert - rest in peace. Ralph Quigley Add to this record. 216256 Gnr. Charles Gordon White 460(H) Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.3rd June 1918) Charles Gordon White, Gunner 33960, enlisted in Newcastle on the 2nd September 1912 and served in 460 bty. Royal Field Artillery and died on the 3rd June 1918. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and is buried in Douchy les Ayette British Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. Charles was born in Tursdale Colliery 1890. His mother was Sally White. He was married to Beatrice Ellen White. In the 1911 census they are living at West Terrace, Coxhoe. Charles(20) is a Coal Miner Rolleyman and Beatrice (19) has been married for 2 years. They have a daughter Sarah one year old. Beatrice remarried and effects were sent to Mrs BE Murray, 49 Charles Street, Jarrow. Vin Mullen Add to this record. 204577 Sgt. Horace Charles Ernest Knightly 15th Brigade, "A" Battery Royal Field Artillery (d.22nd Mar 1918) I am trying to find any information on my great uncle Horace Knightly, who died in WW1. I have no idea when he joined the army and cannot find him in the 1911 Census when he would have been about 28 (born 1883). He registered his mother's death in 1914 from an address in Hackney where he lived when he married in London in 1917. Any help in finding out anything at all would be greatly appreciated. Update: Thanks to a very helpful lady, I now know that in 1911 Horace was serving in India. Jean Fuller Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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