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"D" Battery ,108th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery


TJames

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Hi

I am doing research on another member of the Carmichael Family who's name is 2nd Lt. Archibald Carmichael (Lt. George Gordon Carmichael's brother). He was at first a member of the Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry and was later transferred to the 108th RFA as a 2nd Lt in 1918. He did training back in England in 1917 for what i guessed was so he could become a officer. Does anybody have information on him or the 108th RFA?

Thanks

TJ

PS: He died of his wounds on the 22/5/1918 and is in Vignacourt Cemetery.(i think he was injured whilst being the Observation officer on the same day)

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2nd Lieut. Archibald Carmichael, RFA

Born at Coldstream, Co. Berwick on 2 March 1892, the elder son of Robert Carmichael of Rosybank, Coldstream, Provost of Coldstream and his wife, Euphemia Bell, daughter of George Dickman

Educated at Bootham School, York from 1906-1908

Enlisted in Lothian and Border Horse Yeomanry in March 1912

Active in the study circle organized by United Free Church

Mobilized on 5 Aug 1914

Served in France from August 1915

Went to Macedonia with his unit in November 1915

Returned to the UK for a commission in July 1917

Commissioned as 2nd Lieut, RFA on 28 Feb 18

Went to France in April 1918

Died of wounds received as FOO on 22 May 1918

Buried in British Cemetery, Vignacourt

His hobbies were nature study and angling

Sources: DeRuvigney's Roll of Honour, Vol. 2; Bootham School Register, 1935.

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  • 3 months later...

TJ

The War Diaries of 108 Brigade are in TNA, Kew under WO 95/2197 for 01/09/1915 to 31/12/1916 and in WO 95/456 for the remainder of the war when it served under 4th Army Control. Hope this helps.

Brian

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