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1/1st Battalion, The Honourable Artillery Company 1/1st Battalion, The Honourable Artillery Company was based in Finsbury, London, attached as Army Troops to 1st London Division when war broke out in August 1914. On the 12th of September 1914 they moved to Belhus Park. They proceeded to France on the 20th of September 1914, landing at St. Nazaire and went into the Lines of Communication. They joined 8th Bde, 3rd Division on the 10th of November, transferring to 7th Brigade still in 3rd Division on the 9th of December 1914. They took part in the Winter Operations of 1914-15, The First Attack on Bellewaarde and the Actions at Hooge. On the 14th of October 1915 they transferred to GHQ Troops. On the 9th of July 1916 they transferred to 190th Brigade, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, which had just arrived in France from Gallipoli. They were in action in The Battle of the Ancre in November. In 1917 they saw action during The Operations on the Ancre, The Second Battle of the Scarpe during which the Division captured Gavrelle, and The Battle of Arleux. On the 29th of June 1917 they transferred to GHQ Troops. On the 26th of September 1918 they joined the 4th Guards Brigade, Cavalary Corps and on the 25th of October 1918 they retruned to GHQ Troops. Announcements Do you have any friends or relatives who are over 95 years old? Please could you ask them if they have any recollections of childhood during The Great War or in the years immediatley after the war? We would like to preserve these memories before it is too late. We are also looking for recollections from the previous generation, please do ask elderly relatives if they recall any tales of life during the Great War told to them by older family members or friends and enter their recollections so that they can be preserved in our archive. Looking for help with Family History Research?      Please read our Family History FAQ's Thanks to everyone who attended our event 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. April 2012     Please note we currently have a large 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. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great Those known to have served with 1/1st Battalion, The Honourable Artillery Company during the Great War 1914-1918. Select a story link or scroll down to browse those stories hosted on this site. The 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 get in touch. Next Page    Last Page

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Honourable Artillery Company in the Great War 1914-1919 G. Goold Walker The history of this somewhat complex regiment has been admirably handled. Each of the units has a section to itself and each section has its own chapters numbered separately. The story begins with the 1st Battalion, then follow ‘A’ Battery. ‘B’ Battery, the Siege Battery, 2nd Battalion, 2/A Battery, 2/B Battery and finally the third line units and the regimental Depot. There is a combined regimental Roll of Honour, arranged alphabetically (officers and men together) There are three indexes, one of persons, one of places and one of units. More information on: Honourable Artillery Company in the Great War 1914-1919

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