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9th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery



   9th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery proceeded to France on the 21st of April 1915.

The Siege Batteries were deployed behind the front line, tasked with destroying enemy artillery, supply routes, railways and stores. The batteries were equipped with heavy Howitzer guns firing large calibre 6, 8 or 9.2 inch shells in a high trajectory.

6th of November 1915  Heavies in Action  location map

7th of November 1915 Gun is Bulged  location map

8th of November 1915  A Newspaper Delivery  location map

9th of November 1915  Orders  location map

10th of November 1915 Enemy Explode Mine  location map

11th of November 1915 Persistent Shelling  location map

12th of November 1915   A Quiet Day  location map

13th of November 1915 Sausages Fired  location map

14th of November 1915 A Flag Removed  location map

15th of November 1915 Heavy Snow   location map

16th of November 1915 A Spy Killed  location map

17th of November 1915 Conference Held  location map

18th of November 1915 Transport Heard  location map

19th of November 1915 Another Flag Removed  location map

21st of November 1915 Patrol  location map

22nd of November 1915 Three Enemy Killed  location map

24th of November 1915 Artillery Active  location map

25th of November 1915  Enemy Building Redoubts  location map

26th of November 1915  Air Raid  location map

27th of November 1915  Heavies Retaliate  location map

30th of November 1915  Grenade Attack Successful  location map

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Those known to have served with

9th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Anderson John Craig. Gnr. (d.6th Sep 1917)
  • Bell M.C. William James Knox. 2nd Lt. (d.5th Apr 1918)
  • Smith John Henry. Gnr. (d.26th January 1916)
  • Smith John Henry. Gnr. (d.26th Jan 1916)
  • Stevens Leonard. Gnr. (d.27th July 1917)

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Gnr. John Henry Smith 9th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.26th Jan 1916)

My Grandfather John Smith is buried in the cemetery at Suzanne on the Somme in France. I have not been able to ascertain exactly where he died in action on the 26th of January 1916 and have made several attempts to locate the war diary for this period, but have not been successful. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rita Read




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Gnr. John Henry Smith 9th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.26th January 1916)

My grandfather John Smith is buried in Suzanne Common Wealth War Grave cemetery on the Somme.

Rita Read




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Gnr. Leonard Stevens 9th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.27th July 1917)

Leonard Stevens is an ancestor of mine. He is the grandson of Thomas and Fanny Stevens of the Thatch, Barcombe, Sussex. He died on 27th July 1917 in the Ypres Salient. They were a large family and I think Thomas and Fanny lost five sons during WW1.

Karen Ball




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Gnr. John Craig Anderson 9th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.6th Sep 1917)

John Craig Anderson's Medal Index Card

John Craig Anderson served as a gunner with 9th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery. Aged 33 he died on 6th September 1917 in Warrington. He was born in Jarrow in 1882 and was living in Jarrow when he enlisted in Newcastle. On the 1911 census he is listed as John Craig Anderson aged 27 Caulker in Shipyard living with his wife Edith Anderson at 37 Percy Street, Jarrow, John is buried in Jarrow Cemetery and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow. He was also commemorated on the Triptych (left panel) in St. Mark's Church Jarrow (it is no longer a Church and the Triptych is no longer there)

John Craig Anderson CWGC headstone in Jarrow Cemetery

Triptych (left panel) in that was in St. Mark's Church in Jarrow (it is no longer a Church)

Vin Mullen




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2nd Lt. William James Knox Bell M.C 9th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery (d.5th Apr 1918)

I am trying to obtain more information on William James Knox Nell, whose name appears on our village War Memorial in Orton. The CWGC says that he was Second Lieutenant in 9th Seige Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery and his parents were apparently of Ashbrook, Coltraine. Nothing else is known about him in our small village of Orton in Cumbria. Can anyone help, please?

Mary Jenkin






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