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297th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery



   297th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

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.

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Those known to have served with

297th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Bostock Bertie Charles. Gnr. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
  • Collins H W. Gnr. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
  • Corney James Stewart.
  • Haggar Thomas. Gnr. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
  • Hinvest G S. Cpl. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
  • Ibbotson William Henry. Grn.
  • Johnson Ernest. Gnr.
  • Leese Harry. Gnr. (d.26th March 1918)

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Gnr. H W Collins 297th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.23rd Mar 1918)

H Collins served with 297 Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery





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Cpl. G S Hinvest 297th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.23rd Mar 1918)

G Hinvest served with 297th Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery





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Gnr. Thomas Haggar 297th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.23rd Mar 1918)

Thomas Haggar was killed while serving with 297th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. He had originally joined the York and Lancaster Regiment.

Kim Jarman




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Gnr. Bertie Charles Bostock 297th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery (d.23rd Mar 1918)

Bertie Bostock was killed by shell burst along with Cpl C Hinvest, Gunner T Haggar, Gunner H Collins, they are buried in the CGWC Mindel Trench Cemetery at St Laurent-Blangy.

Robert Bostock




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Grn. William Henry Ibbotson 297 Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery

  • 11 Dec 15 Attestation
  • Dec 15 Transferred to Army Reserve
  • 15 Feb 17 Mobilisation to join colours
  • 24 Mar 17 Posted to 399 Siege Bty RA
  • 5 Aug 17 Posted to 297 Siege Bty RA (Ypres)
  • Jul - Nov 17 3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)
  • 9 - 29 Apr 18 4th Battle of Ypres (Lys)
  • 30 Aug 18 Gassed admitted to Hardelot Fd Hospital (Flanders)
  • 2 Sep 18 Invalided to UK admitted to Cambridge Gen Hospital
  • 6 Sep 18 NOK informed (a bit late!)
  • 20 Nov 18 Discharge Date, Disability 30% due to Gas poisoning





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Gnr. Harry Leese 297 Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery (d.26th March 1918)

Harry Leese is buried in Duisans British Cemetery at Etrun, 9k west of Arras.

L. Wood




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James Stewart Corney 297th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

On the 7th of August 1917, 297th Siege Battery of the RGA suffered casualties, including 5 dead: Briggs,R; Messenger,AD; Plastts,H; Taunton,PCJ; Taylor,AE and at least one seriously wounded by shrapnel, being my Grandfather James Stewart Corney, who was repatriated on the 8th August 1917. I believe this was at Ypres, but don't know for sure.

Jeremy Corney




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Gnr. Ernest Johnson 297 Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

my grandfather Ernest JOHNSON. He served in WW1 as Gunner 142011 with the 297 Seige Battery of the Royal Garrison Artillery in Salonika, Greece, where he died in 1918 and is buried in Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria. I have gone through the usual channels in an effort to research him but his was one of the many records destroyed in WW2. I would be very grateful for any information no matter how small about him or the part played by the RGA in the Salonika campaign.

Michael Johnson






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