charlie962 Posted 8 May , 2016 Share Posted 8 May , 2016 This unit appears in the OH by Moberly and there is a description on fibiwiki here But I cannot find mention of the Madras Artillery Volunteers, who I get the impression may have had some men in this unit? For example there is a current thread for a Gunner Charles Rollins whose CWGC record shows his Graves Registration as Volunteer Artillery Battery but the main record lists him as Madras Artillery Volunteers. There are a couple of others similarly noted. Can anyone confirm that Madras Artillery men served with 'Volunteer Artillery Battery"? -and add any further info? Charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 9 May , 2016 Share Posted 9 May , 2016 The nominal roll of the Voluntary Artillery Battery at Kut indicates that the residences of the 62 other ranks were: 42 - Burma (mostly Rangoon) 6 - Madras 5 - Calcutta 3 - Bombay 6 - other locations or unknown Regards, Dick Flory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 10 May , 2016 Share Posted 10 May , 2016 Intersting to see this classification. Thanks for posting Dick Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 10 May , 2016 Author Share Posted 10 May , 2016 Thanks for the reply, Dick. I know there were other sections of the battery outside of Kut, with the 'relief' force. Would they be in the same proportions do you think? Charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antigoon Posted 2 July , 2016 Share Posted 2 July , 2016 On 5/9/2016 at 14:14, rflory said: The nominal roll of the Voluntary Artillery Battery at Kut indicates that the residences of the 62 other ranks were: 42 - Burma (mostly Rangoon) 6 - Madras 5 - Calcutta 3 - Bombay 6 - other locations or unknown Regards, Dick Flory hi DIck, do you have any more information on the members of this battery? In particular I am researching two Anglo-Burmese gunners, Charlie Rollins and Maurice Herne, who were members of this battery. thanks Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 2 July , 2016 Share Posted 2 July , 2016 Neither Rollins nor Herne are listed in "List of Officers and Men at Kut" in With the Volunteer Artillery Battery in Kut and Mesopotamia, 1915-1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antigoon Posted 2 July , 2016 Share Posted 2 July , 2016 (edited) thanks. I will keep looking for the records to confirm their roles. One died soon after the siege and is buried at Amara. Edited 7 July , 2016 by antigoon Added more informtion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 22 August , 2016 Share Posted 22 August , 2016 For general reference, there is another thread about a man in this Battery Dick Flory, would you be able to look on your list and see if there is a mention of John Strain McGrogan, whose CWGC recordhttp://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/634326/ gives his regiment as Calcutta Volunteer Artillery Bty, and also indicates that he died at Angora, Turkey, which implies he was a prisoner of war. Possibly he could have been made a POW at the fall of Kut. Could he be one of the five men from Calcutta in the Battery? Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 23 August , 2016 Share Posted 23 August , 2016 Maureen: A Bombr. McGrogan (no Christian names or initials indicated) was a member of the battery. He is listed as formerly with Harman & Co., Rangoon; wounded in action 0n 28 December; Reported by Gnr. Price to have died at Kara Hissar about December 1916. Most likely your man. Regards, Dick Flory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 23 August , 2016 Share Posted 23 August , 2016 Many thanks Dick Regards Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbob1001 Posted 24 October , 2016 Share Posted 24 October , 2016 Hi DIck Could I ask you for another check in your roll? The cap in question is: 1773 GNR. B. H. D'SILVA VOL. ARTY. BTY. 1773 GNR. B. H. DE ZILVA VOL. ARTY. BTY. No sign I can see of a MIC... Best Wishes Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 25 October , 2016 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2016 (edited) Have you seen this old thread? edit I see you have posted on it! rflory once owned the medals Edited 25 October , 2016 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickpreston@nasuwt.net Posted 19 March , 2018 Share Posted 19 March , 2018 (edited) John Stain McGrogan No 1455 was a member of Calcutta Volunteer Artillery. Born Linlithgow Scotland Father moved to Penrith. He is remembered on the town's war memorial and the RC Church in Penrith. 1911 living in Manchester and was a tailors Cutter. Went to India in 1913 on a P & O ship. Medals - 14/15 star, British and Victory Medals. Richard Edited 19 March , 2018 by rickpreston@nasuwt.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 19 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 19 March , 2018 13 hours ago, rickpreston@nasuwt.net said: Stain Strain ? I've posted some more detail on LivesoftheFirstWorldWar here. Others are mentioned in same community Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickpreston@nasuwt.net Posted 22 March , 2018 Share Posted 22 March , 2018 Interesting Charlie Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas29 Posted 29 August , 2022 Share Posted 29 August , 2022 Artillery Volunteer Battery - Sergeant Albert Swann ( ex 1st Batt. Durham Light Infantry & Simla Volunteer Rifles) Having recently become the custodian of Albert Swann's medal group, I noted that his three Great War trio are named to No 1006 Sergt. A Swann Vol. Arty Bty. Whilst I have details of his service career in the Durham Light Infantry (Ireland, Boer War, Governor of Bombay's Band & Lawrence Rm School), and time served in the Simla Rifles, I can find little on his role in the Volunteer Artillery Battery. Hence seeking any assistance or pointers as to where I might find any information as nothing appears to be forthcoming from a general search. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 30 August , 2022 Share Posted 30 August , 2022 The Fibiwiki link given in post 1 lists out some war diaries. I checked the first one only, which has been digitised by The National Archives, and currently I think would be free. From the post I linked 22 August 2016, GWF Forum member rflory has a list of the Battery members who were taken prisoner st Kut, from an account by the Commanding Officer Major A. J. Anderson , original at the Imperial War Museums, see the Fibiwiki page. Some of the Battery were not posted to Kut, so will not appear in Major Anderson's account. Apart from that, you will be lucky to find anything. These Volunteer units raised for the war are very poorly documented. Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas29 Posted 30 August , 2022 Share Posted 30 August , 2022 Dear Maureen, Many thanks for your response. I have managed to extract the war diaries and currently combing through them for details. I have a suspicion that Swann wasn't at Kut and hence need to find out where the other element of the unit was posted - if at all possible to discover. Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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