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1/1st West Riding Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery    1/1st West Riding Heavy Battery was part of the 49th (West Riding) Division TF who had just set out for thier annual summer camp when war was declared in August 1914. The Division returned home and underwent training in south Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The West Riding Heavy Battery proceeded to France on sailing from Southampton to Le Havre in April 1915, equipped with four 4.7-inch guns. On 24 April 1915 the Battery joined VIII Brigade, II Group Heavy Artillery, but returned to support the 49th Division between 13th May and 28th June 1915 at Aubers Ridge. 16th Apr 1915 On the Move 23rd Apr 1915 On the Move 24th Apr 1915 Allocation 13th May 1915 Attachment 28th Jun 1915 Attachment Ends 3rd Mar 1916 Transfer 21st Apr 1916 Reorganisation 6th Jun 1916 Transfer 11th Dec 1916 At Rest 4th Jan 1917 Into Position 6th Feb 1917  Reorganisation 27th Feb 1917 Transfer 28th Feb 1917 Reorganisation 23rd Mar 1917 Artillery Transfer 22nd June 1917 Transfer 30th Jun 1917 Transfer 4th Jul 1917 Change of Command 8th Aug 1917 Reorganisation 1st Nov 1917 Orders   1st Nov 1917 Rejoining 8th Nov 1917 Refitting 22nd Dec 1917 Orders Received 26th Dec 1917 On the Move 4th Feb 1918 Shelling 8th Mar 1918 Change of Command 9th Mar 1918 Attack Made 24th Mar 1918 On the Move 25th Mar 1918 On the March   26th Mar 1918 On the Move 27th Mar 1918 On the March 28th Mar 1918 Into Reserve 29th Mar 1918 In Reserve 30th Mar 1918 In Reserve 9th Apr 1918 Orders 10th Apr 1918 Into Position 11th Apr 1918 In Action 12th Apr 1918 In Action 23rd Apr 1918 Operations 26th Apr 1918 HQ Moves 27th Apr 1918 Moves 16th Sep 1918 Attachment Ends 21st Aug 1918 Attachment If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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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. 240059 2nd Lt. Edmund Tiplady 1/1st West Riding Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery Edmund Tiplady joined the Territorial Force, West Yorkshire Artillery Regiment during August 1912. The war started when they were on their annual camp in August 1914, which meant that he was in uniform right from the beginning until he was discharged on March the 25th 1919. He first saw action during the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915, where he was injured during one of the first chlorine gas attacks. He served in France and Belgium right through the war, first with the West Yorkshire Artillery Regiment, before being seconded to the Royal Flying Corps as an aerial artillery observer. He was commissioned in the field on 22nd of July 1918, before returning to England to undertake pilot training. Although Edmund had a fairly good war compared to a lot of his contemporaries, he suffered with the after effects of being gassed for the rest of his life and finally succumbed to a lung infection on May 23rd 1955. It only took 40 years, but the German gas killed him in the end. I know of the above due to my late Grandmother Gwendoline Tiplady. Philip Brotherton Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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