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49 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery    XLIX (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served with 14th (Light) Division 14th (Light) Division was formed as part of Kitchener's First New Army. After training they proceeded to France. They fought in the The Action of Hooge, being the first division to be attacked by flamethrowers. They were in action in The Second Attack on Bellewaarde. In 1916 they were on the Somme seeing action in The Battle of Delville Wood and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. They were broken up on the 16th of October 1916 18th Feb 1915 Training 16th Jun 1915 Demonstration   21st Jun 1915 Orders to Attack   22nd of June 1915 Attacks ordered 28th Jun 1915 Shelling   23rd September 1915 Order 25th Sep 1915 In Action 1st Feb 1916 Misty   1st Feb 1916 Shelling   2nd Feb 1916 Bombardment   2nd Feb 1916 Artillery Active   2nd Mar 1916 Objective Captured 11th of April 1917 Reliefs   24th of April 1917 Orders If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 49 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery? There are:5244 items tagged 49 (Howitzer) 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 49 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery during the Great War 1914-1918. Brady William. Gnr. (d.12th Mar 1916) 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 49 (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Announcements 18th April 2024     Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 263925 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. 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. 217187 Gnr. William Brady 49th Bde. Royal Field Artillery (d.12th Mar 1916) William Brady, son of William Brady, of Dublin, was born in Dublin and enlisted in Glasgow. He died in France aged 27, and is buried in Dainville Communal Cemetery.. S Flynn Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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