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250 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery    250th Brigade was re-designated from the 1st Northumbrian Brigade on the 16th May 1916 which had been part of the prewar 50th (Northumbrian) Division. D Battery was the Howitzer Battery for the Brigade. 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Want to know more about 250 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5411 items tagged 250 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 250 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Braham Samuel Nicholson. Gnr. Brown Edward Wilkin. Dvr. Carr James. Gnr. (d.17th August 1918) Muir Frank. Bmdr. (d.30th Sep 1916) Turnbull MM.. James. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 250 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery from other sources. 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If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates, add a comment or ask a question. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 253676 James Turnbull MM. 250th Brigade Royal Field Artillery My grandfather James Turnbull served with the 250th (Northumbria) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. He was transferred after being wounded at Loos with the Cameron Highlanders and was mentioned in despatches July 1918 and awarded the Military Medal after the Sambre in 1918, I am not sure in which offensive yet. Thankfully he survived the war and went on to marry my grandmother and start a local engineering company. He was born in Hawick 1884 and died in Hawick 1958 Sadly I never knew him, but relatives say he didn't speak about his experiences like many other survivors and had regular nightmares throughout the rest of his life, but he went on to have a fulfilled life and a family. Anne Turnbull Add to this record. 239145 Gnr. James Carr 250th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.17th August 1918) James Carr was the son of Mrs Maria Carr of Carrick-on-Shannon. He was 29 when he died and is buried in the north east part of the Jamestown Cemetery, Kiltogheert, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. S Flynn Add to this record. 217655 Dvr. Edward Wilkin Brown 1st Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery Edward Wilkin Brown was born in October 1896 and (at 17) was already a member of the 50th Northumbrian Division Artillery (Territorials), 1st Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery (RFA) TF when war began in August 1914. They were recalled from training and were billeted in Newcastle by October 1914 where he would have spent his 18th birthday with his family (including his older brother George Alfred who was also in the RFA). Territorials were not immediately obliged to sign up for overseas service, but most volunteered and they were entitled to wear the Imperial Service brooch for doing so. In the first photograph taken in 1914 Eddie is wearing the brooch and the original frame had three scrolls at the bottom with “The Allies – Britain, France and Russia”. 50th division were deployed to the Steenvoorde area (west of Ypres) by 23rd April 1915 and were immediately involved in the second battle of Ypres (which included the first use of Mustard gas by German forces on the unfortunate French trenches). He always jokingly referred to Ypres as “Wipers”. Eddie remained in France until 1919 (staying after the end of hostilities to 'clean up' and to play football!). I believe he was with the 250th Brigade RFA and finally the 251st Brigade RFA. He is pictured with some French civilians, and with other members of his football team, and finally in 1919 with the 251st Brigade. The placard reads “B/251 Cadre – First out/Last home.” The three eldest Brown boys from Newcastle Upon Tyne– George, Edward and William – all served and all survived as did Edward’s future brother-in-law Richard O’Brien. Edward married Nora O’Brien in 1924 and had 3 children – Peter (who served in WWII), Marjorie and Evelyn. He was my grandfather. Thanks to participants of the Great War Forum (http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums) for help in interpreting photographs and advice. I would also recommend ‘The Fiftieth Division 1914-191’ by Everard Wyrall. I think that I have found Edward’s medal index card but it seems his war record is among those many destroyed by bombing in WWII. However, knowing the division and brigade he belonged to enabled me to get a much clearer picture of the life of a Northumbrian gunner. See also http://northumbriangunner.blogspot.com.au/search/label/1st%20Northumbrian%20Bde%20RFA%20%28TF%29 Christina James-Overheu Add to this record. 216363 Bmdr. Frank Muir 250 Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.30th Sep 1916) Frank Muir served in D Battery, 250th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery and died of wounds on the 30th September 1916. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church, Jarrow and is buried in Martinpuich Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals. Frank was born in Jarrow but I have been unable to find in any census or BMD records. Vin Mullen Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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