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189 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery



   CLXXXIX Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served as Divisional artillery with 41st Division. The Division was formed at Aldershot in September 1915 from locally raised units from the south of England. They proceeded to France in the first week of May 1916, the division concentrating between Hazebrouck and Bailleul. In 1916 they were in action at The Battle of Flers-Courcelette and The Battle of the Transloy Ridges on the Somme. CLXXXIX Brigade left the division in January 1917.

6th May 1915 On the Move

1st May 1916 On the Move

5th May 1916 On the Move

8th May 1916 Concentration

9th May 1916 Orders

10th May 1916 Orders

11th May 1916 Preparations

12th May 1916 School of Instruction

13th May 1916 Postponement

14th May 1916 Trench Raid

15th May 1916 Instruction

17th May 1916 Gas Alert

18th May 1916 Orders  location map

1st Jun 1916 Observation Balloon  location map

17th Jun 1916 Gas Alert  location map

24th Jun 1916 Reliefs  location map

30th Jun 1916 Trench Raid  location map

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Those known to have served with

189 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Bartle Albert. Gnr.
  • Ferguson Alexander. Dvr. (d.13th Sep 1917)
  • Ferguson Alexander. (d.13th September 1917)
  • Ferguson Alexander. Dvr. (d.13th September 1917)
  • Hillier Walter Harold. Bmbdr.
  • King Thomas William. Sgt.
  • Norman William James. Sgt.
  • Watters Albert. Gnr. (d.10th Jun 1917)

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Gnr. Albert Watters 189th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.10th Jun 1917)

Albert Watters was killed at the Battle of Messines.





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Sgt. William James Norman 189th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

William Norman served with 189th Brigade Royal Field Artilery. He died in March 1956.

Terence Alexander Norman




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Dvr. Alexander Ferguson C Bty, 189th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.13th September 1917)

Alexander Ferguson served with the C Battery, 189th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery in WW1. He died 13th of September 1917 aged 35 years and is buried Elzenwalle Brasserie Cemetery in Belgium. Son of the late James Ferguson of Glasgow.

Maggie Fox




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Bmbdr. Walter Harold Hillier 189th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

My father, Walter Hillier rarely spoke about the War, apart from three things.
  • 1. He had a hand gun stolen from him and when it was recovered he was asked to identify it which he could do just by the feel of the handle. So there must have been some mark or nick in the butt to make it so obvious.
  • 2. He could remember the name of just one of his horses, Lion, so it must have lasted longer than the others.
  • 3. After each engagement the officers came round with just three questions: How many guns were lost? How many horses were lost? How many men were lost? Always in that order.

Terry Hillier




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Alexander Ferguson 189th Brigade, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.13th September 1917)

Alexander Ferguson served with C Battery, 189th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

Maggie Fox




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Gnr. Albert Bartle 187th Bgde. Royal Field Artillery

My grandfather Albert Bartle was in France in 1916 when my mother was born. I know nothing else other than what I have been able to trace on the internet.





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Sgt. Thomas William King 189th "Hackney" Bty. Royal Field Artillery

My Great grandfather was in the Royal Marine Light Infantry before the war but enlisted as a Private in the Royal (London) Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion on the 2/11/1914. He was quickly promoted due to his previous experience and transferred to the RFA on the 2/10/1915 as a Sergeant. He was demobbed in January 1919. In May 1916 he was severely reprimanded for an improper reply to an officer and his rank was reduced to Corporal and his pay stopped for 2 months. He didn't regain his rank as Sergeant again until November 1917. He claimed to have fought at the Somme and alongside the Guerkas of which he was very proud. Apart from that he spoke very little about the war.

Gary Breeze






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