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II Brigade, Royal Field Artillery served with 6th Division and proceeded to France on the 10th of September 1914, landing at St Nazaire. They moved at once to the Aisne to reinforce the hard-pressed BEF. They moved north to Flanders and were in action at Hooge in 1915. In 1916 they were again in action at Battle of Flers-Courcelette on The Somme, and again in The Battle of Morval and The Battle of Le Transloy, in 1917 they were in action at Hill 70 and Cambrai.In 1918 they saw action in the Battle of St Quentin, The Battles of the Lys, The Advance in Flanders, Battles of the Hindenburg Line and The Pursuit to the Selle. After the Armistice, 6th Division were selected to join the occupation force and they moved into Germany in mid December, being based at Bruehl by Christmas 1918.
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Gnr Richard Grant Middleton 21st Bty., 2nd Bde Royal Field Artillery (d.10th Oct 1916)
My Grandfather, Richard Middleton is buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension. I have an extract from "The London Typographical Journal" :R G Middleton, late of the Evening News, Shot in both legs. The left below the knee, the right thigh. Succumed after amputation of right leg. He was volunteer of 3rd London Rifles 1895 to 1908. Family illness kept him out of war until Sept 1915 when he joined the Royal Field Artillery. A good correspondent, his letters to his companions were looked forward to, and although he went through some exceedingly rough experiences, there was always a cheerfull tone running through them. He was 36 Yrs of age.
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