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Honourable Artillery Company Regular Battalions: 1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company  309th Siege Battery, Honourable Artillery Company Honourable Artillery Company, 2A Battery Honourable Artillery Company, 2B Battery Honourable Artillery Company, A Battery Honourable Artillery Company, B Battery    Honourable Artillery Company was a unit of the Territorial Force with its HQ at Armoury House, Finsbury. It consisted of A Battery, (1st City of London Horse Artillery) and the London Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column, B Battery (2nd City of London Horse Artillery) and the South Eastern Mounted Brigade Ammunition Column along with Four Infantry Companies. It was attached to the 1st London Division. 15th of November 1914  2nd Corps Reorganise 16th of November 1914 Reorganisation   19th of November 1914 Movements    21st of November 1914 Regiments Under-strength   22nd of November 1914 In the Line   22nd November 1914 Icicles. 23rd November 1914 Fumes   24th November 1914 Shelling   25th Nov 1914 HAC In Action 25th November 1914 Intermittent shelling 27th Nov 1914 Stuck in Drain 2nd Dec 1914 Running Messages 3rd Dec 1914 Like a Field of Duckponds 3rd December 1914 Visit by H.M. 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Want to know more about the Honourable Artillery Company? There are:6632 items tagged Honourable Artillery Company 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 Honourable Artillery Company during the Great War 1914-1918. Castle Howarth Ambrose. Pte. "D" Coy. (d.25th July 1918) Hodgkinson Geoffrey Still. 2nd.Lt. 277th Brigade, A Bty. (d.24th July 1917) Hunt Herbert Clifford. 2nd Batallion (d.15th May 1917) O'Callaghan MC & Bar. John Charles. Major. 190th Brigade, C Bty. (d.4th Apr 1918) Pritchard John Harold. Capt. 2nd Battalion (d.15th May 1917) Redding MID. John Wills. 2Lt. 7th Battalion (d.24th Apr 1918) Saad Robert Douglas. Pte. (d.14th Feb 1917) Stiles Arthur James. 2nd.Lt. 8th Btn. (d.3rd August 1916) Stimson Douglas B.. Lt. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 1206405 Herbert Clifford Hunt 2nd Batallion Honourable Artillery Company (d.15th May 1917) Herbert Clifford Hunt, son of Edward William Hunt and Emma Elizabeth Davey was born on the 12th of February 1898 when the family was living at 85, Arran Street, Roath, Cardiff. He was baptized in the Parish of Roath, Cardiff on the 29th of March 1898. Herbert Clifford, son of Edward Hunt, Clerk, of 85 Arran Street, and Emma Elizabeth. Baptized by W T Southern, Curate He enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company in Cardiff on the 12th of December 1916. At that time the family was living at 22, Tydfil Place, Cardiff. He was posted as missing (later killed in action) on the 15th of May 1917 at Bullecourt. He is recorded in the CWGC Debt of Honour Register: In Memory of Herbert Clifford Hunt, Private 9644, 2nd Bn., Honourable Artillery Company, who died on Tuesday 15th May 1917, aged 19. Son of Edward and Emma E. Hunt, of 22, Tydfil Place, Roath Park, Cardiff. He is remembered on the The Arras Memorial in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle in the western part of the town of Arras. We visited the memorial when we were on holiday in Le Touquet, and found the panel with his name inscribed. The cemetery was beautifully kept. Anthony Dennis Hunt Add to this record. 261494 2Lt. John Wills Redding MID. 7th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment (d.24th Apr 1918) John Redding was the second son of Joseph James Redding (1862-1932) and Sarah Elizabeth Jones (1857-1908). He and his four brothers Joseph Ernest Redding (1888-1961), Lawrence Henry Redding (1890-1919), Harold Stanley Redding (1892-1970) and Donald Llewellyn Redding (1898-1969) all fought in the Great War. John enlisted in 1915 from Australia where he and his brother had emigrated to in 1912. He was a Second Lieutenant in the Honourable Artillery Company and transferred to 7th BattalionEast Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action on 24th of April 1918 and is buried at Camon in France. He was Mentioned in Despatches. Diane Sharp Add to this record. 259844 Major. John Charles O'Callaghan MC & Bar. 190th Brigade, C Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.4th Apr 1918) John O'Callaghan was born on 23rd September 1893 and joined up in October 1914 as a Private in the Honourable Artillery Company and became a Major with C Battery of the 109th Brigade,e Royal Field Artillery, serving in France and Italy. He was killed by a chance shell while on duty returning from an observation post in France on 4th April 1918 and is buried at Bienvillers Military Cemetery. Major O'Callaghan was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry during operations near Contalmaison on the 9th/10th of July 1916, where the ammunition in a gun pit was ignited by a heavy enemy shell, and after a round had exploded, he entered the pit with a driver and at great personal risk extinguished the fire and removed the ammunition. The Bar to his Military Cross was awarded for conspicuous gallantry in action North of Flers on 16th of October 1916. He went out beyond the front line to observe for his battery while wire cutting, being exposed at the time to heavy fire. He has set a splendid example throughout the operations. David Welch Add to this record. 256321 Pte. Robert Douglas Saad Honourable Artillery Company (d.14th Feb 1917) Robert Saad embarked Southampton on 1st of October 1916 and disembarked Le Havre the following day and proceeded to the Front on the 4th. He was admitted to 22nd Field Amblance on in December suffering from diarrhoea and was transferred to No.3 Casualty Clearing Station on the 24th, then to No. 26 General Hospital at Etaples on 1st of January 1917, transferred to England aboard the Carisbrook Castle on the 20th. A record report from Merryflats War Hospital states, admitted 22nd of January 1917 with diarrhoea and tonsillitis, diarrhoea almost gone on admission to hospital, was to have tonsils removed under an anesthetic but died suddenly during administration of anesthetic. Death was due to cardiac syncope. I am researching men of The Honourable Artillery Company. Alison Cook Add to this record. 247103 2nd.Lt. Arthur James Stiles 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.3rd August 1916) Arthur Stiles was born in Acton on the 12th March 1896, son of James Burford Stiles and his wife Helen Mary. The family lived at 8 Birkbeck Road, Acton. His father was a Manager in the Coal Trade. The 1901 Census shows Arthur as having six sisters. They may have been fairly affluent as they also had a servant. In June 1914 at the age of 18 years he commenced employment with the London County & Westminster Bank, working as a clerk at the Oxford Street branch. Arthur enlisted with the British Army in February 1915, he served as a Lance Corporal in the Honourable Artillery Company and later in January 1916 was commissioned as Second Lieutenant with the 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. He was killed in action on the 3rd of August 1916 aged 20 years during the Battle of The Somme, just one week after arriving at the Western Front. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Monument, Somme, France. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London. His commanding officer later wrote, 'he was killed while leading his platoon with the utmost gallantry, and inspired by his splendid spirit they reached their objective absolutely successful.' Caroline Hunt Add to this record. 246209 2nd.Lt. Geoffrey Still Hodgkinson 277th Brigade, A Bty. Royal Field Artillery (d.24th July 1917) Second Lieutenant Geoffrey Hodgkinson served with A Battery, 277th Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Caroline Hunt Add to this record. 243123 Pte. Howarth Ambrose Castle "D" Coy. Honourable Artillery Company (d.25th July 1918) Private Castle was the Son of Edward Ambrose and Catherine Castle, of 1, Littlestone Rd., Littlestone-on-sea, New Romney, Kent. He was 19 when he died and is buried in the Egna Communal Cemetery in Italy. S Flynn Add to this record. 208797 Capt. John Harold Pritchard 2nd Battalion Honourable Artillery Company (d.15th May 1917) Captain John Harold Pritchard enlisted in the HAC in 1909 and was sent to France at the outbreak of war in 1914. He started in the 1st Battalion and after a second injury was invalided home in March 1915. When he returned he was Captain of the 2nd Battalion and ended up at Bullecourt, near Arras, fighting on the Hindenburg Line. On May 15th 1917 he lead his men one more time and was killed along with many of his comrades. As a young boy he had attended St Paul's Cathedral School and sang as a chorister at the cathedral, along with his two brothers. The Cathedral has plaques to the choristers who died serving their country and each one is named. In the Minor Canon's Aisle you will find Captain Pritchard commemorated. The story had ended there for our family, until January 2012 when I was searching the internet for information on my family tree. JHP as he has come to be known, was my Great Uncle - my nan's brother. When I entered his name I came across the excellent Great War Forum where they were discussing how to find relatives of Captain Pritchard. I looked at the date - they were discussing it in 2010 and it turns out his body had been discovered, in the field where he had fallen, as long ago as 2009. The MoD had been looking for family ever since. They had put a new notice on the War Graves Commission website only last November, so I emailed the address given and went to bed! The next day my phone was red hot with relieved officials and now we can begin the process of burying this man with military honours in France. He will be re-buried with his family present to give thanks for his bravery and sacrifice. It is a long haul and we are only at the beginning. My wider family is thrilled, particularly my father's brother who, like my late father, is the nephew of this Captain. We continue to find out more about his life. He was an Officer of WW1 who may yet become a symbol for others to keep searching and never give up hope. Although it is increasingly less likely to be able to identify bodies now, JHP had his metal tag on and I believe a pistol. It turned out to be harder to identify his present family! Music has come down through the generations - I and another cousin are professional singers and we plan a concert in Bullecourt this summer (2012) to celebrate his life and the many others he knew. It turns out that his sword went to America and the man who owns it now has been in touch and sent photos for us. I think you may get to hear of this story over time, but one thing is for sure, it was just by chance that I entered the name of a fallen hero and now our generation will have the responsibility of laying him in his final resting place. We are the lucky ones who will also have a grave to visit. Thank you John Harold and may you finally rest in peace. Janet Shell Add to this record. 701 Lt. Douglas B. Stimson Worcestershire Regiment Douglas Stimson served in both World Wars. He enlisted into Honourable Artillery Company and was commisioned as a Lt into the Worcestershire Regiment on the 12th of May 1917. His brother Montague also served with the Honourable Artillery Company and was killed whilst serving with the 10th Btn. East Surreys, attached to the 8th Btn. Younger brother Eric was killed whilst serving with the Rifle Brigade. Add to this record. 700 2nd Lt. Montaque Adolph Stimson 10th Btn East Surrey Regt. (d.30th Sep 1916) Montague Stimson was 21 years old when he was killed, he was serving with the 10th Btn. East Surreys, attached to the 8th Btn. He had previously served with the Honourable Artillery Company enlisting in 1914. His brother Douglas also served with the Honourable Artillery Company and younger brother Eric was killed whilst serving with the Rifle Brigade. Add to this record.

Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. 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 Links Suggest a link

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