35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

   35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery proceeded to France with 2nd Division, being amongst the first troops to arrive on the Western Front.
They saw action in the Battle of Mons, The Marne, The Aisne and First Ypres as well as the Winter operations of 1914-15.

17th Aug 1914 On the March

18th Aug 1914 On the Move

19th Aug 1914 35th Heavy Battery land in France.  35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery landed at Boulogne.

22nd Aug 1914 35th Heavy Battery with the BEF  35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery moved to Wassingny via Oisy, Laundreieces and Leval.

13th Sep 1914 35th Heavy Battery relieved  35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery are relieved by the 26th Battery, they moved by train from outside Paris through Amiens to Boulogne then Calais to St. Omer and marched to Barracks at Ebblinghem

2nd Oct 1914 Foggy

11th of December 1914 Battalions Strengthened

12th of December 1914 No Incidents

15th of December 1914 Operations Resumed

22nd of December 1914 Four Germans Shot

3rd Apr 1915 Enemy Active

6th Dec 1915 Bombardment

7th Dec 1915 Artillery Active

18th Dec 1915 Training

30th Dec 1915 Reliefs

4th of April 1918 An Appreciation

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35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
during the Great War 1914-1918.

Baker Alfred Henry. Gnr. (d.29th May 1917)
Butler Frank Herbert. Gnr.
Donovan MM.. James. Cpl. (d.6th October 1918)
Donovan MM.. Jim. Cpl. (d.6th Oct 1918)
Watson DSO, MC and bar, MID.. Robert Albert. Lt.Col

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Cpl. Jim Donovan MM. 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.6th Oct 1918)

Jim Donovan served with 35th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery and was awarded the Military Medal. Before the war he was a Police Sergeant with Liverpool City Police, married to Gertie Duckett, father to four children. He was my mother's uncle.
John McPartlin

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Lt.Col Robert Albert Watson DSO, MC and bar, MID. 14th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

Robert Watson joined the British Army in Portsmouth Hants as a 14 year old, he attained the rank of Lt Col and died in 1943 from wounds received in 1916 WW1. He served in Burma, France, Germany, Jamaica, and Coastal Defence Cornwall (South West), he was Mentioned in Despatches three times. He is buried with honours at St Michaels, Ponsanooth, Cornwall, his grave is maintained by the War Graves Commission.
Michael Watson

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Gnr. Alfred Henry Baker 35th Heavy Battery (d.29th May 1917)

I made a statuette for the project 'Coming World Remember me' for Alfred Baker. I found it my duty to provide you with what I have been given. I have plans to visit the important places of his life and his demise. He will not be forgotten.
Karin Dewilde

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Cpl. James Donovan MM. 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.6th October 1918)

Jim Donovan was my great uncle. He was from an Irish family in Liverpool, the O'Donovans. He married my granddad's sister, Gertie Duckett and they had five children. one of whom died in 1917 at 2 months old.
He won the Military Medal for bravery and died of wounds in October 1918. He is buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery alongside Germans, South Africans, Canadians, Australians and Chinese in a peaceful setting which encourages reflection.
John McPartlin

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Gnr. Frank Herbert Butler 35th Heavy Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery

Frank Butler served with 35th Heavy Battery and was discharged sometime in 1916. I would like to know why.
David Keene

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