190th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

4th Jul 1917 Posting

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190th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
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Gosse MC & Bar. Ernest Marson. Lt.
Jackson Benjamin. Gnr. (d.24th October 1917)
Johnson William. Gnr. (d.25th September 1917)
Turner Harold. Bombdr.

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Lt. Ernest Marson Gosse MC & Bar 52 Company Army Service Corps

My paternal grandfather, Ernest Marson Gosse, enlisted in London on 9th August 1914, aged 24.
He chose to join the 'Mechanical Specials'of the Army Service Corps as Private MS/2315, 52 Company ASC (the Caterpillar section). He became a sergeant sometime in 1915 and was commissioned later that year as a Second Lieutenant.
He appears to have spent most of his time from 16th June 1916 to December 1917 on attachment to the 90 Seige Gun Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.
On returning from getting married on 8th January 1918, he returned to France on 14th January posted on attachment to 190 Siege Gun Battery Royal Garrison Artilery, he was also on attachment at some point to the 216 Siege Gun battery RGA.
He was awarded an MC in February 2018, and a bar in September 1918.
My grandfather died in the year of my birth in 1949. We, unfortunately, have scant records of his attachment to the Royal Garrison Artillery an would welcome any information or photos where we may be able to identify him.
I'd be very happy to forward more information and photos to anyone who might be able to provide information.
Nick Gosse

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Gnr. William Johnson 190th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.25th September 1917)

My great grandfather on my mother's side, William Johnson, lived on Garnett St, Nottingham and was father to three children, the youngest Kathleen, my grandmother on my mother's side, was born shortly before his death and he did not get to see her. Apparently he was attached to the 190th Siege Battalion, Royal Garrison Artillery and died of wounds at Passchendale on 25th of September 1917. So far this is all I know, but I will endeavour to add relevant detail should I find it.
Simon Cherrie

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Gnr. Benjamin Jackson 190th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.24th October 1917)

Benjamin Jackson was born on 28th of January 1888. Before the war he was a house painter. He married Rose Ellen Cleaton on 1st September 1913 in St Pauls Church, Dolfor, Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Letter to his wife Rose Ellen Jackson.

B.E.F., France. 27.10.17
Dear Mrs Jackson
I am very sorry to have to send you very bad news, and I fear it will be a terrible shock to you to hear that your husband Gunner B. Jackson was killed by a shell about 11.30am on Wednesday 24th. The Battery was being shelled at the time and he was in a dugout with two other men, when a direct hit destroyed the dugout killing Gunner Jackson instantly, also another gunner and the third gunner severely wounded. Although he had not been long with the Battery, he was doing good work, and is a great loss to me. He was buried at the Military Cemetery at Dichebush (Dickebusch) by the Chaplin and as many of his comrades as possible were present. His effects will be returned to you in due course. Please accept my deep sympathy and that of the whole Battery.
Believe me yours truly Francis I. Ryan Major R. G. A.

Ben is buried at the Huts Cemetery, 6km south west of Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium. His wife never remarried and died in 1967. She was may mother's aunt and I always knew her as aunty Rose in my childhood.

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Bombdr. Harold "Nutty" Turner 190th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery

Harold Turner was featured in the Wandsworth newspaper with troops leaving for France. He took his clarinet with him and was playing it awaiting departure.

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